He did well in his studies and learned how to play and read music. In January 1912, Francis received the financial aid he sought and beganĪttending school. While he attended classes, Francis enlisted the help of the Parry Sound Crown attorney, Walter Lockwood Haight. After the band council refused to help him pay for room and board In 1911, at the age of 21, Francis decided that he wanted to complete his public-school education.
Was not very healthy during his early childhood, he soon grew up to become a physically and emotionally strong young man.Īt the age of 12, Francis started working at the local lumber camps and fishing stations. Shawanaga elder Solomon Pawis claimed that while Francis Francis practised a combination of Roman Catholicism and Anishinaabe spirituality (s ee Religion and Spirituality of Indigenous Peoples in Canada).
He was taught to hunt and fish and was also introduced to traditional medicine by his foster mother. Growing up in Shawanaga, Francis was raised according to the cultural customs and traditions of the Anishinaabe ( Francis was left to be raised by Noah Nebimanyquod, the same man who had raised Francis’ father after the deaths After her husband’s death, Mary returned to her home of Henvey Inletįirst Nation, located on the northern shores of Georgian Bay. Francis’ mother, Mary Contin, had also become ill from the same sickness. Three years old, his father, Michael Pegahmagabow, passed away after battling an unknown but severe illness. On the shores of Parry Sound ( see Reserves in Ontario). More recently, Francis has led high impact hydroclimate and water modelling initiatives and water resources assessments in Australia, and collaborative projects and consultancies in South Asia, China and South America.Francis Pegahmagabow was born on what is now the Shawanaga First Nation reserve (of the larger Anishinabek nation) in Nobel, Ontario, Francis and his group are also active in converting research outcomes into modelling tools and guidelines for the water industry. Francis collaborates and engages strongly with universities, government and industry, and the research that Francis and his team does has a direct path to impact guiding water resources planning and adaptation in Australia and globally.įrancis is a member of several global and national water expert committees including lead author of the IPCC AR5 and AR6 Assessment Reports. His research is widely adopted and cited (more than 20,000 Google Scholar citations and h-index of 71). Francis has received various awards including the Volker Medal from the International Association of Hydrological Sciences and UNESCO for outstanding contributions to hydrology, particularly the application of research for the benefit of society. In the past ten years, Francis has led 30-40 hydrologists working on water resources assessment, hydrological forecasting and prediction, climate change adaptation, and integrated basin management, in projects totalling more than AUD$10m per year.įrancis is highly regarded internationally for his specialist expertise in hydroclimate and water resources and inter-disciplinary research. Francis joined CSIRO as a Science Leader in Canberra in 2006, after a 15-year academic career at the University of Melbourne. Dr Francis Chiew has 30 years of experience in research, teaching and consulting, and in science leadership and people and project management.
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