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[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 His description may cause offense because he uses outdated language to describe the Indigenous woman who is of mixed heritage.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 Wright's description may cause offense because she uses outdated language to describe Alex L. We have reproduced the original below because it is a part of the original historical record.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."

Scooping Lakes NWT. Lakes circled were good for scooping water for fires. 6’ [feet] deep + about 2 miles long. Compiled on my experience in NWT from 1977-1994 on fire operations. T. Garrish [Map of Inuvik and surrounding area including Aklavik, Sitidgi Lake, and Tuktoyaktuk, showing areas appropriate for scooping.]

Scooping Lakes NWT. Lakes circled were good for scooping water for fires. 6’ [feet] deep + about 2 miles long. Compiled on my experience in NWT from 1977-1994 on fire operations. T. Garrish [Map of the Norman Range and Norman Wells area including Tulita and Deline, showing areas appropriate for scooping.]

Scooping Lakes NWT. Lakes circled were good for scooping water for fires. 6’ [feet] deep + about 2 miles long. Compiled on my experience in NWT from 1977-1994 on fire operations. T. Garrish [Map of Wrigley and surrounding area including the Franklin Mountains, Fish Lake, and the Mackenzie Mountains, showing areas appropriate for scooping. Also includes a note about the crash of aircraft CF-IOB in September 1967, and a note about the Shell Oil airstrip on the Keele River which was used for a fuel cache.]

Scooping Lakes NWT. Lakes circled were good for scooping water for fires. 6’ [feet] deep + about 2 miles long. Compiled on my experience in NWT from 1977-1994 on fire operations. T. Garrish [Map of Behchoko and surrounding area including Marian Lake, Lac La Martre, and Great Slave Lake, showing areas appropriate for scooping.]

Scooping Lakes NWT. Lakes circled were good for scooping water for fires. 6’ [feet] deep + about 2 miles long. Compiled on my experience in NWT from 1977-1994 on fire operations. T. Garrish [Map of Camsell River and surrounding area including Hottah Lake and Grouard Lake, showing areas appropriate for scooping. Also includes note about Bob Gauchie.]

Scooping Lakes NWT. Lakes circled were good for scooping water for fires. 6’ [feet] deep + about 2 miles long. Compiled on my experience in NWT from 1977-1994 on fire operations. T. Garrish [Map of Colville Lake and surrounding area including Smith Arm of Great Bear Lake, Aubry Lake, Lau Maunoir, Lac Belot, and Lac des Bois, showing areas appropriate for scooping.]

Scooping Lakes NWT. Lakes circled were good for scooping water for fires. 6’ [feet] deep + about 2 miles long. Compiled on my experience in NWT from 1977-1994 on fire operations. T. Garrish [Map of the Arctic Red River and surrounding area including Tsiigehtchic, Fort McPherson, Travaillant Lake, and Marion Lake, showing areas appropriate for scooping.]

One hand-drawn map of the confluence of the South Nahanni and Liard rivers. Details information that is useful for scooping water to fight forest fires, including wingspan, current, shallows, sandbars, and airstrips.

One map of the Gwich'in Settlement region.

One map of "Yellowknife River and adjacent lakes from Yellowknife Village north to the third portage," is also dated July 1-September 7, 1928, and was drawn by Mr. Smyth. Scale 1" to 4,000 feet. The present day site of Detah is indicated on the map as being Yellowknife Village. Mineral deposits in the area have been annotated onto the map.

One hand drawn map that marks the original mining claims for the Thompson-Lundmark gold mine. The map also shows the location of the Kim Shaft.

"In Memory of Desmond Henry Fogg
Born April 30th, 1927
Died October 24th, 1976..." [Copy of poem left in cairn on Beechey Island]

"Buckingham Palace This cairn was erected by His Royal Highness the Prince Andrew to commemorate his visit to Cape Columbia, the most northerly land mass in Canada. Latitude 83°12'N., Longitude 70°25'W. He is the first member of the Royal Family to venture this far north in the Arctic Seas. Cape Columbia, Northwest Territories 12 July 1977"

Signed by HRH Prince Andrew