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{{Infobox person
| name = Théophile Panadis
| birth_date = {{birth date|1889|02|28}}
| birth_place = [[Odanak]], [[Quebec]], [[Canada]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1966|10|30|1889|02|28}}
| death_place = [[Nicolet, Quebec|Nicolet]], Quebec, Canada
| occupation = Storyteller and artist
}}
'''Théophile Panadis''' (28 February 1889 – 30 October 1966)<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last=Nash |first=Alice |last2=Obomsawin |first2=Réjean |date=2003 |title=Théophile Panadis (1889-1966), un guide abénaquis |url= |journal=Recherches Amérindiennes au Québec |volume=33 |issue=2 |pages=75-91,2,142-143. |via=ProQuest}}</ref> was an [[Abenaki]] [[Canadians|Canadian]] [[Indigenous storytelling in North America|storyteller]] and artist who is known for his defense of the [[Abenaki language]], culture, [[Abenaki mythology|tradition]], and way of life. He was declared a [[Persons of National Historic Significance|Person of National Historic Significance]] by [[Parks Canada]] in 2011 and has a trilingual plaque dedicated to him located in [[Odanak|Odanak, Quebec]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Panadis, Théophile National Historic Person |url=https://www.pc.gc.ca/apps/DFHD/page_nhs_eng.aspx?id=13092 |access-date=2024-04-27 |website=www.pc.gc.ca |language=en}}</ref>
== Early life ==
Théophile Panadis was born on February 28th, 1889 in the Abenaki village of [[Odanak]], [[Quebec]], [[Canada]] as the six child of Nicolas Panadis and Monique Wawanolett. He grew up when traditional Abenaki culture, knowledge, and ways of life were still very much alive. From his father, uncle, and other men in the community Panadis learned to hunt and fish and live off the land for weeks and months at a time.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Parks Canada Agency |first=Government of Canada |date=2022-12-01 |title=Théophile Panadis — National Historic Person - Théophile Panadis National Historic Person (1889–1966) |url=https://parks.canada.ca/culture/designation/personnage-person/theophile-panadis |access-date=2024-04-27 |website=parks.canada.ca}}</ref>
He would also [[North American fur trade|sell furs]] he caught to the [[Hudson's Bay Company]] and other merchants in [[Montreal]]. Panadis and his family also made various traditional Abenaki crafts, such as baskets, [[Moccasin|moccasins]], snowshoes, and canoes, to sell to tourists in order to make money.<ref name=":0" /> Panadis was taken out of school by his father at the age of fourteen to assist him with hunting.<ref name=":0" />
== Work as "The Storyteller" ==
By the mid-20th century while the way of the Abenaki were under threat from the [[Government of Canada|Canadian government]]'s [[Settler colonialism in Canada|colonial practices]] and the growing [[Forestry in Canada|forestry industry in Quebec]] Panadis committed himself to ensuring the continuation of traditional skills and knowledge among the Abenaki people. Through this work he became known as “8tlokad”, or "The Storyteller". Panadis would tell stories of Abenaki history and culture, including the first time the Abenaki travelled to the Saint-François River. He also told stories about maewlinnoak, those with great spiritual power, and [[Abenaki mythology|traditional creation tales]].<ref name=":1" />
He began working with multiple ethnologists, [[Alfred Irving Hallowell|A. Irving Hallowell]] in the 1920s and Gordon M. Day in the 1950s and 1960s, being an invaluable source of information for recording the traditions, [[Abenaki mythology|myths]], cosmology, ceremonies, and material culture of the Abenaki. As an example, he shared knowledge of the boundaries of family hunting territories with Hallowell so they could create a map together.<ref name=":1" />
Panadis was also [[Trilingual|trillingual]], speaking [[English language|English]], [[French language|French]], and Abenaki, and worked to preserve the [[Abenaki language]]. He also acted as a guide for sport-hunting and [[Recreational fishing|sport-fishing]], lead a dance group, and worked as an artist. His art included [[Painting|paintings]], [[Engraving|engravings]], [[Sculpture|sculptures]], [[Canoe|canoes]], and calumets. He would create work for friends and tourists and have people watch him creating to transmit and preserve the knowledge and crafts he used.<ref name=":1" />
== Personal life and death ==
Panadis had a son, Adrien Panadis, with Emma Groslouis.<ref name=":0" />
Panadis also struggled with [[Alcoholism|alcohol addiction]] throughout his life.<ref name=":0" />
In 1958 he was struck by a truck and developed [[bursitis]] in his shoulder, which hindered his ability to paddle and thus his ability to be a guide.<ref name=":0" /> He also had issues with [[Cataract|cataracts]].<ref name=":0" />
On October 29th, 1966, Panadis was [[Traffic collision|struck]] by a [[Drunk driving|drunk driver]] while walking home from the grocery store. He was transported to the hospital in [[Nicolet, Quebec|Nicolet]] and died the following day.<ref name=":0" />
== Legacy ==
Panadis is remembered as a "true legend" and a "living history book" and helped contribute to the strength and influence of Abenaki arts and identity.<ref name=":1" />
In 2011 he was declared a [[Persons of National Historic Significance|Person of National Historic Significance]] by [[Parks Canada]] as part of a group of 13 new historical designations of people, [[National Historic Sites of Canada|sites]], and [[Events of National Historic Significance|events]] relating to Indigenous history in Canada.<ref>{{Cite news |date=22 March 2012 |title=Government of Canada Announces Designations Related to Aboriginal History |url= |work=Marketwire}}</ref> His plaque, which is presented in Abenaki, English, and French, was unveiled on August 22nd, 2021 in [[Odanak|Odanak, Quebec]].<ref name=":1" />
In 2022 Odanak [[singer-songwriter]] [[Mali Obomsawin]] sampled Panadis's voice in the track "Pedegwajois" from her debut album ''Sweet Tooth'' (2022). Panadis tells a story for the first two minutes of the song while Obomsawin accompanies with [[Bass guitar|bass]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Crane |first=Josh |date=5 November 2022 |title=Odanak First Nation's Mali Obomsawin tells Indigenous stories through music |url=https://www.npr.org/2022/11/05/1134...msawin-tells-indigenous-stories-through-music |work=[[NPR]]}}</ref> Filmmaker [[Alanis Obomsawin]] also wrote a song dedicated to Panadis titled "Theo" and describes him as a major influence on her work.<ref name=":0" />
== References ==
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[[Category:First Nations artists]]
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[[Category:First Nations dancers]]
[[Category:First Nations sculptors]]
[[Category:First Nations painters]]
[[Category:20th-century Canadian sculptors]]
[[Category:20th-century Canadian dancers]]
[[Category:20th-century Canadian artists]]
[[Category:20th-century Canadian painters]]
Okumaya devam et...
{{Infobox person
| name = Théophile Panadis
| birth_date = {{birth date|1889|02|28}}
| birth_place = [[Odanak]], [[Quebec]], [[Canada]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1966|10|30|1889|02|28}}
| death_place = [[Nicolet, Quebec|Nicolet]], Quebec, Canada
| occupation = Storyteller and artist
}}
'''Théophile Panadis''' (28 February 1889 – 30 October 1966)<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last=Nash |first=Alice |last2=Obomsawin |first2=Réjean |date=2003 |title=Théophile Panadis (1889-1966), un guide abénaquis |url= |journal=Recherches Amérindiennes au Québec |volume=33 |issue=2 |pages=75-91,2,142-143. |via=ProQuest}}</ref> was an [[Abenaki]] [[Canadians|Canadian]] [[Indigenous storytelling in North America|storyteller]] and artist who is known for his defense of the [[Abenaki language]], culture, [[Abenaki mythology|tradition]], and way of life. He was declared a [[Persons of National Historic Significance|Person of National Historic Significance]] by [[Parks Canada]] in 2011 and has a trilingual plaque dedicated to him located in [[Odanak|Odanak, Quebec]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Panadis, Théophile National Historic Person |url=https://www.pc.gc.ca/apps/DFHD/page_nhs_eng.aspx?id=13092 |access-date=2024-04-27 |website=www.pc.gc.ca |language=en}}</ref>
== Early life ==
Théophile Panadis was born on February 28th, 1889 in the Abenaki village of [[Odanak]], [[Quebec]], [[Canada]] as the six child of Nicolas Panadis and Monique Wawanolett. He grew up when traditional Abenaki culture, knowledge, and ways of life were still very much alive. From his father, uncle, and other men in the community Panadis learned to hunt and fish and live off the land for weeks and months at a time.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Parks Canada Agency |first=Government of Canada |date=2022-12-01 |title=Théophile Panadis — National Historic Person - Théophile Panadis National Historic Person (1889–1966) |url=https://parks.canada.ca/culture/designation/personnage-person/theophile-panadis |access-date=2024-04-27 |website=parks.canada.ca}}</ref>
He would also [[North American fur trade|sell furs]] he caught to the [[Hudson's Bay Company]] and other merchants in [[Montreal]]. Panadis and his family also made various traditional Abenaki crafts, such as baskets, [[Moccasin|moccasins]], snowshoes, and canoes, to sell to tourists in order to make money.<ref name=":0" /> Panadis was taken out of school by his father at the age of fourteen to assist him with hunting.<ref name=":0" />
== Work as "The Storyteller" ==
By the mid-20th century while the way of the Abenaki were under threat from the [[Government of Canada|Canadian government]]'s [[Settler colonialism in Canada|colonial practices]] and the growing [[Forestry in Canada|forestry industry in Quebec]] Panadis committed himself to ensuring the continuation of traditional skills and knowledge among the Abenaki people. Through this work he became known as “8tlokad”, or "The Storyteller". Panadis would tell stories of Abenaki history and culture, including the first time the Abenaki travelled to the Saint-François River. He also told stories about maewlinnoak, those with great spiritual power, and [[Abenaki mythology|traditional creation tales]].<ref name=":1" />
He began working with multiple ethnologists, [[Alfred Irving Hallowell|A. Irving Hallowell]] in the 1920s and Gordon M. Day in the 1950s and 1960s, being an invaluable source of information for recording the traditions, [[Abenaki mythology|myths]], cosmology, ceremonies, and material culture of the Abenaki. As an example, he shared knowledge of the boundaries of family hunting territories with Hallowell so they could create a map together.<ref name=":1" />
Panadis was also [[Trilingual|trillingual]], speaking [[English language|English]], [[French language|French]], and Abenaki, and worked to preserve the [[Abenaki language]]. He also acted as a guide for sport-hunting and [[Recreational fishing|sport-fishing]], lead a dance group, and worked as an artist. His art included [[Painting|paintings]], [[Engraving|engravings]], [[Sculpture|sculptures]], [[Canoe|canoes]], and calumets. He would create work for friends and tourists and have people watch him creating to transmit and preserve the knowledge and crafts he used.<ref name=":1" />
== Personal life and death ==
Panadis had a son, Adrien Panadis, with Emma Groslouis.<ref name=":0" />
Panadis also struggled with [[Alcoholism|alcohol addiction]] throughout his life.<ref name=":0" />
In 1958 he was struck by a truck and developed [[bursitis]] in his shoulder, which hindered his ability to paddle and thus his ability to be a guide.<ref name=":0" /> He also had issues with [[Cataract|cataracts]].<ref name=":0" />
On October 29th, 1966, Panadis was [[Traffic collision|struck]] by a [[Drunk driving|drunk driver]] while walking home from the grocery store. He was transported to the hospital in [[Nicolet, Quebec|Nicolet]] and died the following day.<ref name=":0" />
== Legacy ==
Panadis is remembered as a "true legend" and a "living history book" and helped contribute to the strength and influence of Abenaki arts and identity.<ref name=":1" />
In 2011 he was declared a [[Persons of National Historic Significance|Person of National Historic Significance]] by [[Parks Canada]] as part of a group of 13 new historical designations of people, [[National Historic Sites of Canada|sites]], and [[Events of National Historic Significance|events]] relating to Indigenous history in Canada.<ref>{{Cite news |date=22 March 2012 |title=Government of Canada Announces Designations Related to Aboriginal History |url= |work=Marketwire}}</ref> His plaque, which is presented in Abenaki, English, and French, was unveiled on August 22nd, 2021 in [[Odanak|Odanak, Quebec]].<ref name=":1" />
In 2022 Odanak [[singer-songwriter]] [[Mali Obomsawin]] sampled Panadis's voice in the track "Pedegwajois" from her debut album ''Sweet Tooth'' (2022). Panadis tells a story for the first two minutes of the song while Obomsawin accompanies with [[Bass guitar|bass]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Crane |first=Josh |date=5 November 2022 |title=Odanak First Nation's Mali Obomsawin tells Indigenous stories through music |url=https://www.npr.org/2022/11/05/1134...msawin-tells-indigenous-stories-through-music |work=[[NPR]]}}</ref> Filmmaker [[Alanis Obomsawin]] also wrote a song dedicated to Panadis titled "Theo" and describes him as a major influence on her work.<ref name=":0" />
== References ==
{{reflist}}{{DEFAULTSORT
anadis, Théophile}}[[Category:1889 births]]
[[Category:1966 deaths]]
[[Category:Abenaki people]]
[[Category:Odanak people]]
[[Category
eople from Centre-du-Québec]][[Category:Artists from Quebec]]
[[Category:Canadian storytellers]]
[[Category:First Nations artists]]
[[Category
ersons of National Historic Significance (Canada)]][[Category:First Nations dancers]]
[[Category:First Nations sculptors]]
[[Category:First Nations painters]]
[[Category:20th-century Canadian sculptors]]
[[Category:20th-century Canadian dancers]]
[[Category:20th-century Canadian artists]]
[[Category:20th-century Canadian painters]]
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