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A home movie made on the occasion of Frank Glick's visit to Yellowknife. The footage includes an Air Canada plane taking off, Prelude Lake (RVs, people boating), as well as machinery, men digging, and trailers at the edge of a lake. At about 9 minutes, the video shows the interior of the Yellowknife Radio store, including staff, racks of clothing, furniture and home appliances; following that are daytime street scenes in Yellowknife (including cars, intersections (50 Street &50 Ave blocked off for Raven Mad Days?), Frame & Perkins bus, police cars, a tall building being constructed with a crane (Laurentian Building), and the exterior of buildings including CIBC, Sutherland’s Drugs, Macleod's Hardware, The Bay, the Tog Shop, Yellowknife Inn, the Gold Range, Northway building, the Museum of the North, Pacific Western in the Laing building, KFC, the YK Fire Department on 44 Street, and the Frontier Inn on Franklin/50 Avenue), old town/Yellowknife Bay Gateway Otters at float base, Volkswagen van, helicopter, midnight sun, . This is followed by footage of a shooting range, Wardair Bristol freighter plaque and airplane, and the Welcome to Yellowknife sign. The next scene depicts a trip in the Yellowknife Radio van and a float plane to a mine site (Hidden Lake?), gold sluicing and panning, houses and canvas tents at camp, fishing, Radium Charles boat, Ptarmigan float base on MacDonald Drive.

The Yellowknife portion of the film ends at 26 minutes, and is followed by footage of a trip to Montreal (including Canadian Pacific sign, Le Chateau, Champlain Place Du Canada, CN sign, The Queen Elizabeth Hotel, Laurentienne, Hotel Windsor, Le Pub Sur le Parc, and an "Early Civilizations" museum exhibit.

The final minutes of the video are a mixture of clips that appear to have been recorded off of television broadcasts including a news clip about a bombing, Chilean elections, and the end of Augusto Pinochet’s dictatorship. There is no sound from the video, but there is a musical soundtrack. https://vimeo.com/pwnhc/nwta-n-2021-005-0060

[Four staff members meeting around a table. Bob Rupert at right, possibly Wilbert Manacho (Menacho) at left, possibly Dorothy Chocolate in front. Photographer: Tessa Macintosh. Published in Native Press newspaper July 25, 1980, page 15]

[Wilbert Manacho (Menacho) and Lorne Poitras looking at a strip of photo negatives. Photographer: Lorne Poitras. Published in Native Press newspaper July 25, 1980, page 14]

[George Tuccaro and son Daryl Tuccaro doing a jig during Heritage Day at St Patrick's school in Yellowknife. Photographer: Dorothy Chocolate. Published in Native Press newspaper, February 26, 1982, page 12.]

[Indigenous boy in canoe].

[An archivist wrote the above description. Below we have transcribed the original caption written by John Russell accompanied by an archival description in squared brackets. Russell's description may cause offense because he uses outdated language to describe an Indigenous boy with mixed heritage. We have reproduced the original below because it is a part of the original historical record. If you have feedback or questions, please contact the NWT Archives].

Breed boy and a home made canvas covered canoe, Little Buffalo River [Wood Buffalo National Park].

[Two women photographed in Fort Fitzgerald, 1947]

[An archivist wrote the above description. Below, we have transcribed the original caption written by Eric Kettlewell. His description may cause offense because he uses outdated language to describe two women with mixed heritage. We have reproduced the original below because it is a part of the original historical record. If you have feedback or questions, please contact the NWT Archives].

Fort Fitzgerald [Alberta] two breed girls, 1947

Inuktitut version of a documentary introduction to paddling the Thelon River and the Kazan River. The video is narrated with clips of audio interviews and includes both video and photographs. Content includes geography, flora and fauna, food, planning a canoe trip, and a stop at Baker Lake featuring Inuit art and artists, a traditional hunting camp, and the Hudson's Bay Company post and visitors' centre. The canoeists are Laurie Pelly, David Pelly, Jimm Simon, Paul von Baich, and Mike Whittier. The narrator was John Tarzwell with location sound by Samuel Itqilik, camera by Victor Kilulark, and photographs by Paul von Baich. The writer was Charles Brown and the director was Gary Duke. Producers were Lorraine Thomas, Mike O'Shaughnessy, and Gary Duke, with Jimm Simon (ED&T) as the Executive Producer. The video was produced by Inuit Communications Systems Ltd. in cooperation with Betelgeuse Productions and Southpaw Productions for Canada's Northwest Territories. https://vimeo.com/pwnhc/nwta-g-2024-019-0002

The video is a documentary introduction to paddling the Thelon River and the Kazan River. The video is narrated with clips of audio interviews and includes both video and photographs. Content includes geography, flora and fauna, food, planning a canoe trip, and a stop at Baker Lake featuring Inuit art and artists, a traditional hunting camp, and the Hudson's Bay Company post and visitors' centre. The canoeists are Laurie Pelly, David Pelly, Jimm Simon, Paul von Baich, and Mike Whittier. The narrator was John Tarzwell with location sound by Samuel Itqilik, camera by Victor Kilulark, and photographs by Paul von Baich. The writer was Charles Brown and the director was Gary Duke. Producers were Lorraine Thomas, Mike O'Shaughnessy, and Gary Duke, with Jimm Simon (ED&T) as the Executive Producer. The video was produced by Inuit Communications Systems Ltd. in cooperation with Betelgeuse Productions and Southpaw Productions for Canada's Northwest Territories. https://vimeo.com/pwnhc/nwta-g-2024-019-0001

[Group of people at Aklavik Hospital].

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Staff aft Aklavik Hospital, (left to right) Bishop Fleming, Nurse Bradford, Janah (Half breed Indian-ward maid), Dr. Clequail, Miss Topping. Prior to 1934.

[Joe Bird sits outside].

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"Joe Bird, one of the most skillful and best known half-breed pilots in the north. On Jack's boat last year and again piloting the 'S.S. Slave River' this year. He calls Jack 'Brother' and thinks the world of him. He is also a good friend of mine"

[Tom Summers and John Francis].

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Tom Summers, master carpenter, and John Francis, half-breed Eskimo Indian

[Indigenous woman and baby].

[An archivist wrote the above description. Below, we have transcribed the original caption written by John Russell. His description may cause offense because he uses outdated language to describe the Indigenous woman who is of mixed heritage. We have reproduced the original below because it is a part of the original historical record. If you have feedback or questions, please contact the NWT Archives].

Breed woman, with papoose. 1915.

[Adult Vocation Training Centre buildings in Fort Smith. Photographer: Tessa Macintosh]

[Four men stand next to each other in winter].

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Group of mixtures! From left to right half-breed boy (mother an Indian, father a White man) very ? Friend this last summer. 2 Scandinavians. One young Indian Interpreter, Jimmie Cotchillie [Kotchilea?]. A good one…? [Aklavik?]

[Joe Hope standing in front of a lean-to and building].

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Joe Hope, 1857-1937. Joe's father, John moved to Simpson around 1885 from Peace River area. They spoke Cree. Jos married Liza McPherson and had 2 sons: William and John. Even though he was a half breed, Jos replaced Nakehgo as chief in 1928. [1930's ?]

[Two men walking knee-deep through a river].

[An archivist wrote the above description. Below is an original caption that was written by Jean Wright accompanied by an archival description in squared brackets. Wright's description may cause offense because she uses outdated language to describe Alex L. We have reproduced the original below because it is a part of the original historical record. If you have feedback or questions, please contact the NWT Archives].

This photo shows two men knee deep in the middle of a river. Story: "On sand bar below Fort McMurray packing to shore to lighten. Alex Loulet [Loutitt?] our half breed riverman and what he don't know about a river by looking at it is not much. He packs as high as 500 lbs. Is strongest man in "North."

[A teepee in the bush].

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Indian camp at Burnt Lakes. 1915.

[Dene family near a tent and campfire].

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A breed family. 1915.

Lac la Martre. [Whati. A group of children with a pile of boxes and luggage (Federal government wooden ration trunks).]

NWT Council [Group on tarmac by Northwest Territorial airplane. NWT Council and party: Peter Baker, Yellowknife; Peter Kwaterowsky[Paul Krowtarowsky?], game officer, Fort Smith; Bob Porritt, Hay River; Ken Hawkins, Fort Smith; Lyle Trimble, Aklavik; John Goodall, Fort Simpson; R.J. Harvey, Edmonton and Bob Williamson, Rankin Inlet; on steps: Abe Okpik, Yellowknife; Bud Orange, MP; Mrs. Joyce Brown, stewardess; Allen Evans, co-pilot and Darryl Brown, pilot - News North November 3, 1966]