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Records include a photograph of Rene Fumoleau on his snowmobile in Deline, circa [1962-1964?]. The snowmobile is part of Collections at Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre.

The sound recordings were made in Fort Good Hope 1957. Items numbered :0001 to :0005 correspond to original reels. The recordings include Dene chants (drum dance music); radio broadcasts and an interview with Father Fumoleau. For reference only, contact Canadian Museum of History for copies.

The photographs document the following communities and events: Hay River Assembly, 1988; Dene National Assembly in Detah, 1990; Dene National Assembly in Fort Providence, 1979; Denendeh seminar in 1987; Detah-first communion, 1972; Fort Providence Confirmation-1972; Artillery Lakes; Fort Good Hope; Little Red River; Deline; Sans Sault Rapids; Cameron River; elders on Great Slave Lake; ice fishing and dog team races; a drum dance in Detah and caribou.

The film is entitled "Dene Nation." The sound recordings document dance and music from "Our Land, Our Life" comprised of recordings from Fort Good Hope of drum music, Dene songs and North Slavey (Hareskin) language; as well as audio from slide shows and films, including "My Country My People," "I Was Born Here" and "Dene Nation." The sound recordings from Fort Good Hope, likely recorded in 1957, feature members of the Pierrot, Kakfwi, Remi, Edgi, Masuzumi, Lafferty, Cotchilly, Taureau, Emmanuel, and Kelly families.

The textual records are comprised of copies of research, legal documents and reports related to Treaty 8, and is primarily concerned with taxation. The sound recording, entitled "The Winds of Change", was produced by CBC Calgary, most likely in the early-1970s. The documentary discussed the changes happening in the North. Northwest Territories' communities described in the piece included Tuktoyaktuk, Inuvik, Yellowknife, Fort Smith, and Hay River.

Records are comprised of transcripts of eight interviews conducted by Jane Kenny in Deline in June 1984, as well as a file containing minutes and correspondence related to the first and second meetings of the Thebacha Association in 1967, a Fort Smith-based political association that was a precursor to the Indian Brotherhood.

Records include photographs documenting the construction of a church in Deline in the summer and fall of 1962. The images include views of Deline from Great Bear Lake, excavation for the foundation, framing the church and the completed building.

The three film reels are of "I Was Born Here;" "I Was Born Here French version" (also known as 'Mon pays est ma vie'), and "Dene Nation" (First Answer Print). The BetaCam videocassette and DVCam videocassette are copies of "Mon pays est ma vie." René Fumoleau produced the 1976 film, I Was Born Here (Mon pays est ma vie, 1977) and directed Dene Nation in 1979. "Dene Nation" was produced by the Dene Nation.

Records include photographs copied from original glass slides. They appear to date from the 1920s and were likely taken by the Oblates of Mary Immaculate at Fort Good Hope. Images include views of the community, Catholic clergy, the Our Lady of Good Hope Church, North Slavey children and families, and an unidentified ship's captain.

The textual records relate to an Alberta court case, Benoit et.al. v. R, which concerned Treaty 8. It also includes the 1999 thesis dissertation of Marine Le Puloch entitled 'Le Traite no. 8 au Canada, beneficiaires et exclus'. The sound recordings are from two films. One is from the film 'Dene Nation', and is an original recording by Gerry Cheezie. The second sound recording is an original recording by Jim Balsillie created for the film 'I Was Born Here.' Rene Fumoleau was the director and/or producer of the film projects of the same names.

This accession consists of one photograph of the Anglican Church in Tulita (Fort Norman). The church was built using log construction with dovetail joinery.

The films are entitled "Dene Nation" and "I Was Born Here." "Dene Nation" was directed in 1979 by Rene Fumoleau, and "I Was Born Here" was produced in 1976 by Rene Fumoleau.

The posters relate to Native Rights, land claims, Western Constitutional Forum, Constitutional Conferences, the Papal visit to Fort Simpson, Denendeh Community Development, Dene National Assembly, Dene and Metis Art Exhibition and the Norman Wells Pipeline. The following organizations are also promoted Tungavik Federation of Nunavut and Dene Nation. In addition there are several posters that were produced by the Native Communications Society. One series documents seasonal hunting and trapping activities of aboriginal peoples and the other series promotes the NWT Native Courtworkers Association, NWT Metis Association, Tree of Peace Friendship Centre, NWT Native Women's Association and the Dene Nation. The remaining material consists of a copy of the Dene Declaration, Metis Declaration, a poster showing all Treaty Agreements between aboriginal people and the Government of Canada, Canada's First People's map and a Centennial Map of the Northwest Territories.

Records are comprised of transcripts of recorded stories told by Paul Vaudrak [Voudrach] to Rene Fumoleau in 1955. The stories, told in French, concern the Gwich'in equivalent of the Yamoria legend.

The slides depict people, family life, treaty days, hunting and fishing activities, winter and summer scenes and northern lights in communities such as Detah, Yellowknife, Fort Good Hope, Deline, Fort Simpson, Fort Resolution, Fort Norman [Tulita] and Rae-Edzo. Subjects also include events such as the Dene National Assembly and the papal visits to Fort Simpson.

Records include the unedited, penultimate draft of the manuscript for "As Long As This Land Shall Last: A History of Treaty 8 and Treaty 11, 1870-1939". This annotated manuscript contains more detail than the published text.