Joseph Napoleon KakeewayBorn
January 1925, Rat Portage, ON
Passed Away October 1958
Rifleman, Napoleon Kakeeway returned to civilian life after he received an Honourable
Discharge, on December 22, 1944. For this Theatres of Service in Canada, Britain and
Northwest Europe he was awarded the 1939-45 Star, France and Germany Star, the Canadian
Volunteer Service Medal with Clasp and the War Medal 1939-45.
For the remainder of his short life, Napoleon was highly regarded for his expertise as
a guide, trapper, commercial fisherman and for his devotion to his wife Madeline and their
children. The formidable, Whitefish Bay Rangers, one the most recognized Native hockey
teams from the area, was organized originally by the late, Napoleon Kakeeway. His
daughters Marcella and Cecilia years later cheered on their brothers Stewart, Kenny and
Gabriel as they carried on the tradition as Whitefish Bays Rangers.
