hi Gary,
I've decided once again to delve into my father's complicated lineage in order to better understand where I come from and of course some questions have arisen.

-if Raymond was sent to a residential school, why was Winnifred spared from the system?
- have you any information on Glenn ...

I'm currently looking up Winnifred in the Winnipeg Free Press Archives for a school project and i happened upon her obituary. in it, it states her last name as Jaenen nee shand. Any idea where the Jaenen has come from? are you aware of this as well?

also i'm just curious about your hypothesis of a ...

I think I am in limbo between metis status and treaty status; i have too much treaty status in my family to qualify with MMF and i have too little treaty status in my family to be granted treaty status with the Chief Peguis band. Treaty status ends with my father, or so i've been told.

Thank you for the information! I suppose then, that none of the Thomas' took scrip because they were mostly treaty status. I feel slightly disappointed that they did not, as I was hoping to obtain my Metis status. alas.