- Date
- 2007-06-11
- Kind
- Death
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- deathfamilycommunityanishinaabe-odawafishingheritagecommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The July 2007 Beaver Beacon reports the June 11, 2007 death of Robert Allen Kenwabikise, known as “Robbie Ken,” at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City. The obituary describes him as a Beaver Island-born commercial fisherman and carpenter, a Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa/Chippewa Indians member, and a Holy Cross Catholic Church member.
Evidence limits
This record summarizes the published obituary and does not expand its family, tribal, religious, or biographical details beyond what the issue reports.
Sources
- The forum reproduced the obituary and Holy Cross service details, including Robert's Beaver Island birth, fishing and carpentry work, family, and church and tribal affiliations. It is corroborating reproduced obituary material, not an independent civil or tribal record.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 00 · t000904
- Beaver Beacon, July 2007, "Robbie Ken 1950 - 2007."Reports that Robert Allen Kenwabikise, 56, of Beaver Island died June 11, 2007, at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City; identifies his Beaver Island birth, commercial-fishing and carpentry work, Grand Traverse Band membership, Holy Cross Catholic Church membership, children, grandchildren, and siblings. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2007-07_Beaver-Beacon
- The held July issue scan confirms the obituary and portrait.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2007-07_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island remembers Robert Allen Kenwabikise, known as Robbie Ken”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-robert-allen-robbie-kenwabikise-death-2007/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Island Forum, "Robert (Robby) Allen Kenwabikise," June 12, 2007. (and 2 further sources listed on the page).
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