Shannon Baker and Shauna Baker
Shannon Baker (right) and Shauna Baker (left) in 2011, photo by Prphotos.com
Place of Birth: Stellat’en First Nation reservation, British Columbia, Canada
Date of Birth: March 1
Ethnicity: Stellat’en Carrier Dene [First Nations], one quarter African-American
Shannon Baker and Shauna Baker, known the Baker Twins, are models, actresses, spokespeople, and entrepreneurs.
They appeared on The Tyra Banks Show, to discuss stereotypes about Native Americans/First Nations. They have appeared on several series, including Smallville and Blue Mountain State.
Shannon and Shauna’s maternal grandfather was Willie Ray Baker (the son of Charles Baker and Julie Mae Middleton). Willie was African-American.
Shannon and Shauna’s maternal grandmother is Emma George (the daughter of Isaac George and Louise Ogen). Emma is of Stellat’en band of Carrier people. Isaac was the son of Daniel George. Louise was the daughter of Pierre Ogen and Christine Isaac.
Sources: Death record of Shannon and Shauna’s maternal grandfather, Willie Ray Baker – https://www.familysearch.org
Shannon and Shauna’s maternal great-grandparents, Isaac George and Louise Ogen, on the 1921 Canada Census – http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca
Death record of Shannon and Shauna’s maternal great-grandfather, Isaac George – https://www.familysearch.org
Death record of Shannon and Shauna’s maternal great-grandmother, Louise (Ogen) George – https://www.familysearch.org
I’m curious if they know they are part African American
it’s quite watered down
25% is quite watered down to you?
Why wouldn’t they know? I literally got the info from their grandmother’s facebook page. She even has a pic of the man on there.
you know a lot of things from social networks nowadays
Somethings people don’t talk about,Hey I didn’t know I had Russian ancestry, but it seems I do
You’re an African-American/Creole with partial Russian ancestry? Russian heritage from some generations back is already rare in the U.S., but for a black person it must be on a whole other level of rarity.
@ madman
I guess, however Russia isn’t the only country. I seem to have most of Europe in my bloodline. I got people from Iran sending E-mails to me asking what’s the name of the relative we share( like I’m supposed to know that). I’m actually mad I even did the stupid test
plus I didn’t see that you got it off grandma facebook in the bio up there. they only ever mention being native, so who knows what they knew
Are you sure Willie Ray Baker was their grandfather, rather than only their grandmother’s husband?
Yes, one look at their mother confirms it. She looks mixed race. It appears her grandmother never re-married nor had children after (based on how many children she had with Willie and how many children she has curently).
Their maternal grandparents are Willie Ray Baker and Emma George. Willie’s parents were Charles Baker and Julie Mae Middleton. He was African-American. Emma’s parents were Isaac George an Louise Ogen. She is of Stellat’en band of Carrier people.
Willie’s death record:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3F4-VMT
Isaac and Louise on a 1921 census (bottom of the page):
http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1921&op=img&id=e002869348
Isaac’s death record:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGMM-F7N
Louise’s death record:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FL12-JQP
were they on tyra before? and they don’t look native.