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This is a personal recollection on the Move fire on May 13, 1985
William Charles Nation (18 February 1840 – 29 May 1930) was a New Zealand printer, journalist, newspaper proprietor, spiritualist and tree planter.[1]
Nation was born in Sydney, Australia, and moved with his family to Nelson, New Zealand, in 1857. His father, also Wiliam Nation, was a printer and established The Colonist newspaper.[2][3]
During the Otago gold rush he spent time working in printers for Dunedin and Lyttleton, but settled back in Nelson. He married Sarah Ann Webley on 12 August 1864, and together they had six daughters and two sons.[2][3]
Nation was the printer with the Press for 12 years from 1864, and also spent time working at The Wellington Independent and The New Zealand Times.[2]
In 1881 he purchased The Wairarapa Standard from Richard Wakelin and moved to Greytown. Nation sold the Standard in 1893 and moved to Shannon to publish The Manawatu Famer and Horowhenua Country Chronicle. Nation then moved to Levin in 1896 in order to compete for and take over another newspaper.[2][3]
Nation was an early advocate for tree planting, and introduced the first Arbour Day in New Zealand in July 1890 in Greytown.[2][3]
While living in Greytown, Nation developed an interest in spiritualism. This interest started when his daughter, Bertha, seemed to develop the ability to move small pieces of furniture around the room in March 1883.[2] A spirit circle was developed at the Nation household, let by a "Mrs. C.", with another Nation daughter, Bella, also becoming a medium for the circle. The circle had support from local Māori participants including Hamuera Tamahau Mahupuku and Te Mānihera Te Rangi-taka-i-waho.[2]
Nation founded More Light, a spiritualist newspaper in June 1887, and another spiritualist paper Message of Life in 1903 after his move to Levin.[2][3]
Nation served as the president of the National Council of the Spiritualist Church for 13 years, and joined the Spiritualist Church of New Zealand.[2][3]
Nation sold his last newspaper in 1909, and continued to work as a births, deaths, and marriages registrar in Shannon. He also served for 17 years as coroner in Levin.[2]
He died in 1930, and was survived by four of his children.[3]
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William Charles Nation (18 February 1840 – 29 May 1930) was a New Zealand printer, journalist, newspaper proprietor, spiritualist and tree planter.
Fort William First Nation (Ojibwe: Animkii Wajiw) is an Ojibwa First Nation reserve in Ontario, Canada. The administrative headquarters for this band government is south of Thunder Bay. As of January 2008, the First Nation had a registered population of 1,798 people, of which their on-Reserve population was 832 people. Fort William First Nation has a two rink arena which was home to the Thunder Bay Bearcats of the Superior International Junior Hockey League until 2009 and has a fitness centre overlooking rink 1. A business park in the eastern end of the community is home to the head offices of Wasaya Airways and the band offices, among others.
Charles William Nation (May 28, 1925 – April 13, 2022), better known as Bill Nation, was an American politician who served as the 45th and 50th Mayor of Cheyenne, Wyoming, and in the Wyoming House of Representatives as a member of the Democratic Party. He unsuccessfully sought the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in 1966 and election as Laramie County Clerk in 1970.
Aroland First Nation (2016 Population 366) is a Ojibwa, Oji-Cree and Cree First Nation within the Nishnawbe Aski Nation Territory and a signatory to Treaty 9, located in the Thunder Bay District approximately 20 kilometres west of Nakina. Aroland First Nation, has Indian reserve status, though the settlement itself is not a reserve. The Aroland First Nation is also a member of the Matawa First Nations Tribal Council. Located along the Canadian National Railway line, the community was originally named after the Arrow Land and Logging Company, which operated in the area from 1933 to 1941. Aroland First Nation's members are former members of the Long Lake 58 First Nation, Long Lac 77 First Nation (now Ginoogaming First Nation), Fort Hope First Nation (now Eabametoong First Nation), Marten Falls First Nation, and Fort William First Nation. In 1972, the settlement briefly was recorded as Aroland 83 Indian Reserve. Aroland First Nation is policed by the Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service, an Aboriginal-based service.
Before the 1921 destruction of Tulsa’s Greenwood District, Black residents had created a remarkable center of business and community life. The district included stores, professional offices, entertainment venues and homes owned by Black citizens. Understanding Greenwood means learning what was built—not only what was burned.
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