This photo show (l-r): David Hamm, Mennonite Pioneer Mission worker Otto Hamm, Sharon Hamm, followed by Margaret Hamm holding baby Jane. They served at Cross Lake, Manitoba.
This is a photo of Raymond Duck of Bloodvein River, Manitoba, playing guitar and singing the Saultaux version of "In the sweet by and by" to a small group at a Mennonite Pioneer Mission Seminar including (left) Peter G. Sawatzky and (centre) Henry Neufeld.
This photo shows two men carrying a canoe in a wooded area. The location is uncertain. It could be Grand Rapids, but family members say it is more likley to be Little Grand Rapids or Paunguassi
This photo shows pilot Johnny Kehler (left) and George Groening (right) standing beside the single propeller plane that is parked on the snow at Matheson Island.
This photo shows a person walking across a narrow bridge made of several wooden planks in Loon Straits, Manitoba. "There were a number of points in Loon Straits where the dwellings were separated by low-lying swampy areas that easily flooded when Lake Winnipeg levels rose and this is one of those."
This photo shows Mennonite Pioneer Mission workers -- Jake Wiebe in the foreground and his wife Helen and a daughter further back, at Loon Straights, Manitoba.
This photo shows a white woman with several aboriginal children on the beach in Northern Manitoba. The women is probably a Mennonite Pioneer Mission worker.
This photo shows five children of Jake and Gertrude Unrau at Matheson Island with their dog. They are (l-r): Pat, Larry, Mabel, Phyllis and Heidi. They are outside on a sunny winter day.
This photo shows the Unrau family at Matheson Island, Manitoba. Front row (l-r): Mabel, Larry and Phyllis. Back row: Jake Unrau, Trudie Unrau, Pat and Heidi. They are standing outside on a sunny summer day in front of the door to their house.
These images were compiled by Mennonite Pioneer Mission and Native Ministries staff. They cover over sixty years of Mennonite-Indigenous relations and history, predominantly in Manitoba. Images of staff and those in the communities where they served make up the majority of the content. The images document life in the communities where the mission stations were situated and community-related events that include, but are not limited to, trips, camp outings, meetings, and conferences. The collection therefore gives a visual overview of MPM and Native Ministries related activity over time.
A photo of the log house of Henry and Elna Neufeld, Mennonite Pioneer Mission/Native Ministries workers in Pauingassi, Manitoba. There is a wind charger standing behind the house.
This series of material contains considerable missions correspondence generated by Reverend J.N. Hoeppner, minister of the Bergthaler Mennonite church of Manitoba. He served on many committees such as the Canadian Conference Home Mission Committee, Mennonite Pioneer Mission, Board of Colonization, Manitoba Youth Organization and various music committees. The correspondence in this series reflects these involvements. Other correspondence with individuals and institutions include Benjamin Ewert, J.J. Thiessen, P. Vogt, D.H. Loewen, Henry Giesbrecht (regarding pacifism) and Grace Bible Institute.