Roots Expert
Native Family Trees Research Center
Proving Indigenous Ancestry
How they can help
- Remote research
- Researches in
- Canada, United States
- Based in
- —
- Languages
- English · French
- Time periods
- 1700s · 1790s-1818 · 1818 · 20th century
About
Over 40 years of family tree research specializing in proving Indigenous ancestry through document collection and analysis, with expertise in French-Canadian and fur trade heritage.
Genealogy researcher with 40+ years of experience helping hundreds of families find and prove hidden Native ancestry through documented records. Personal ancestry includes HBC manager, 3rd-generation fur traders, and Métis heritage (great grand-niece of Cuthbert Grant Jr, Battle of Seven Oaks). Fluent in French and Old French script, expert at locating difficult-to-find archival records. Known for solving brick walls, Bill C-3 baptisms, Lost Canadians cases, fur trade lineages, and 60s Scoop survivor research.
Specialties
- Indigenous ancestry
- Native ancestry
- Métis heritage
- French-Canadian ancestry
- Fur trade genealogy
- HBC records
- Bill C-3 baptisms
- Lost Canadians
- 60s Scoop
- Brick walls
- Difficult records
- Old French documents
- Adopted persons
- Red River
- Northwest territories
Additional credentials
40+ years genealogy research experience; ancestral connections to HBC, fur trade, and Métis leadership (Cuthbert Grant Jr lineage)
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