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G-1999-095 · Accession · 1928-1991
Part of Northwest Territories. Department of Justice and Public Services fonds

The textual material dates from 1978-1988 and consists of Exhibit Storyline and Exhibit Content Plans for the North and South Galleries at the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre. In addition, there are Exhibit scripts for Chapters in Our History, The North before People, Greenland Kayak Exhibit, Dene Women's Art Exhibit and the traveling exhibit about "The Land." The textual material also includes two Pilot's Log Books from 1928 and 1946 that belonged to Walter James Beaumont. The sound recordings contain interviews with J. Davids and H. Hollick-Kenyon, Denny May, Cam Jordheim and Mark Dodd. The content of the material focuses on aviation in the north, bush pilots, and Wop May. It is likely that this material was used in developing the aviation exhibit at the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre. The 2 videocassettes are in Umatic or Betacam formats and consist master copies of "Trapline Lifeline" and "Wings of Change." "Trapline Lifeline" was a traveling exhibit that examined the history and modern-day realities of fur trapping. The exhibit contained an audio-visual section that included video footage of interviews with trappers and an overview of life in northern communities. "Wings of Change" is the video component from the aviation gallery at the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre.

G-1999-095: 0005A · Item · December 13, 1973
Part of Northwest Territories. Department of Justice and Public Services fonds

This item is the first part of a four-part interview of Herbert Hollick-Kenyon recorded on December 13, 1973 in Vancouver by J. Davids. The interview is in English. The original source item was side A of a 60 minute audio cassette. The interview also includes items 0005B, 0006A, and 0006B. The interview is unstructured and the reason for it is not clear, but J. Davids is also a pilot and appears to be working on a project. Topics include: Wop May and the building supply business, New Horizons funding for writing memoirs, specific aircraft and engines, engine failures, getting rescued, training schools, navigation, and radio technology. Often the discussion leads into a story told by Herbert. Herbert also shares biographical details about himself. He served in the Canadian Army in WWI and was wounded in France and received a medical discharge. In 1917, he joined the Royal Flying Corps and remained in the Royal Air Force until 1928. He returned to Canada and worked for Western Canadian Airways. Over Christmas 1972, he had a cancer operation and is still receiving treatments.

G-1999-095: 0005B · Item · December 13, 1973
Part of Northwest Territories. Department of Justice and Public Services fonds

This item is the second part of a four-part interview of Herbert Hollick-Kenyon recorded on December 13, 1973 in Vancouver by J. Davids. The interview is in English. The original source item was side B of a 60 minute audio cassette. The interview also includes items 0005A, 0006A, and 0006B. The interview is unstructured and the reason for it is not clear, but J. Davids is also a pilot and appears to be working on a project. Topics include: flying in the far north and in areas of magnetic unreliability, specific aircraft, White Pass Airways, flying out of Whitehorse, the Northwest Staging Route, commercial flights, and search and rescue missions in the Northwest Territories, and the area around Bathurst. Often the discussion leads into a story told by Herbert. Herbert also shares biographical details about himself. He joined Canadian Pacific Airways in 1942 and went to Whitehorse as District Superintendent.

G-1999-095: 0006A · Item · December 13, 1973
Part of Northwest Territories. Department of Justice and Public Services fonds

This item is the third part of a four-part interview of Herbert Hollick-Kenyon recorded on December 13, 1973 in Vancouver by J. Davids. The interview is in English. The original source item was side A of a 60 minute audio cassette. The interview also includes items 0005A, 0005B, and 0006B. The interview is unstructured and the reason for it is not clear, but J. Davids is also a pilot and appears to be working on a project. Topics include: search and rescue missions, other aviators, eating caribou, taxi fares, plane traffic in Vancouver and travel to Victoria, vacations, flying airmail from Winnipeg to Calgary, specific aircraft, flying in Ontario, and favourite airplane for bush flying. Often the discussion leads into a story told by Herbert. Herbert also shares biographical details about himself, including companies he flew for.

G-1999-095: 0006B · Item · December 13, 1973
Part of Northwest Territories. Department of Justice and Public Services fonds

This item is the fourth part of a four-part interview of Herbert Hollick-Kenyon recorded on December 13, 1973 in Vancouver by J. Davids. The interview is in English. The original source item was side B of a 60 minute audio cassette. The interview also includes items 0005A, 0005B, and 0006A. The interview is unstructured and the reason for it is not clear, but J. Davids is also a pilot and appears to be working on a project. Topics include: specific aircraft, airplanes used to fly airmail, non-directional beacons, automatic direction finding, navigation, landing and taking off from ice, Aklavik, and Point Barrow. Often the discussion leads into a story told by Herbert. Herbert also shares biographical details about himself, including working with Canadian Pacific Airways, a Russian search and rescue, and staying in Point Barrow during the winter. The interview ends when Herbert’s wife(?) returns.

The material has been divided into three series. Series A (sound recordings) has been subdivided into 3 sub-series. Series A, Sub-series 1 - consists of eight recordings (:0001 to :0008) of an alcohol workshop conducted by the Dene Nation at Snowdrift in 1980. Series A, Sub-series 2 - consists of three sound recordings (:0009 to :0011) of Dene fiddle, drum dance and hand game music recorded in Snowdrift in 1980. Series A, Sub-series 3 - consists of seventeen interviews conducted in 1980 (:0012 to :0028). Series B (text) consists one of administrative file on the Oral History Compendium and one file with summaries of three interviews. Series C (photographic) is a colour print (:0029) of Frank Tetcho and his wife Madelaine at Trout Lake.

Northwest Territories. Department of Justice and Public Services. Museums and Heritage division. NWT Archives

The recordings contain 5 interviews with Claire Barnabe, L.F.G. (Bob) Borden, O.S. (Sid) Chapin, Richard S. Finnie and Frederick B. "Ted" Watt . The interviews were conducted by the NWT Archivist, David Leonard in 1980.

Northwest Territories. Department of Justice and Public Services. Museums and Heritage division. NWT Archives

The DAT contains the recording of a lecture given by Mary Firth and Francois Paulette. Francois Paulette, a hunter and trapper from Fort Smith and Chief of the Fort Smith Dene Band, spoke on "Dene Culture and Spirituality." Mary Firth spoke on her life experiences and those of her parents.

Northwest Territories. Department of Justice and Public Services. Museums and Heritage division

The sound recordings consisted of lectures delivered as part of the "Science History and All That" lecture series. :0001 - In December 1979, George Calef, part of the Government of the Northwest Territories Game Branch lectured on the topic of caribou. :0002 - In February 1980, Dr. Walter O. Kupsh spoke on the topic of "Discovery and Mining of Uranium." Dr. Kupsh, a member of the Carruthers Commission from 1965-1966, also served as a member of the Science Advisory Board. :0003 - In September 1980, Constable M.J. (Joe) Olsen lectured on the topic of the "St. Roch." Joe Olsen was a crewmember of the "St. Roch" in the 1920s. :0004 - Photographer and historian Richard Finnie lectured on "The Truth about the Canol Project". Richard Finnie was employed as the northern advisor and historian to the United States Army Engineers constructing the Canol Project from 1940-1942. :0005 - In January 1981, Doug Heard of the NWT Wildlife Services spoke on "Caribou: Sex and Death Where the Nights are Long". :0006 - In February of 1981, Dr. Otto Schaefer lectured on "Native Food Resources and Traditional Dietary Habits: Their Value from a Nutritional and Medical Viewpoint and the Effect on the Health Picture of Native Populations Observed Consequent to Rapid Change of their Traditional Dietary Habits." Dr. Schaefer was a physician in Aklavik, Pangnirtung and the Yukon prior to founding the Northern Medical Research Unit in Edmonton. :0007 - In April 1981, Anne Gunn lectured on "Men and Musk ox". Anne Gunn, a member of the Canada Wildlife Service from 1973 to 1978, joined the NWT Wildlife Service in 1978.

Northwest Territories. Department of Justice and Public Services. Museums and Heritage division
[Interview with Denny May]
G-1999-095: 0003A · Item · [ca. 1986]
Part of Northwest Territories. Department of Justice and Public Services fonds

This item is an interview of Denny May recorded ca. 1986 by Sandra Dolan, likely for Operation Fox Moth. The interview is in English. Denny’s wife Margaret also speaks occasionally during the recording. The original source item was side A of a 60 minute audio cassette. Denny May is the son of renowned pilot Wop May. He discusses writing a book about his father with his sister-in-law Sheila Reid and provides some biographical details about his father’s life and experiences as a pilot before his death in 1952 when Denny was 17 years old. The interview mentions Wop May’s time in the Royal Flying Corps during WWI, barnstorming, flying out of Fort McMurray and around the Northwest Territories, medivacs (including the trip to Fort Vermillion), the first airmail run to Aklavik, secondment during WWII, time as Chief Pilot of Canadian Airways, his tenure as Director of Northern Development for Canadian Pacific Airways, and loss of his pilot’s license due to a missing eye. The interview also discusses other early pilots, engineers, various planes and companies, styles of planes and controls, and flight clothing. The recording ends abruptly.

[Interview with Mark Dodd]
G-1999-095: 0004B · Item · [ca. 1986]
Part of Northwest Territories. Department of Justice and Public Services fonds

This item is an interview of Mark Dodd recorded ca. 1986 by Sandra Dolan likely as part of Operation Fox Moth. The interview is in English. The original source item was side B of a 90 minute audio cassette. Mark first came north in 1959 and is the former Commander Northern Region. He discusses the history of military flying in the North, where planes were based, and activities, including Hudson’s Strait Operation, establishing LORAN navigational stations, mapping and charting, aerial photography, weather observation station resupply, radar site locations, the DEW line, Christmas supply, airfield construction, and military exercises and training. Mark also talks about types of aircraft used, flying in the arctic, and the role of the US Air Force during WWII and into the 1960s. There is also some discussion of how he would like to see the military presented in the PWNHC’s aviation display and Mark provides names of additional people for Sandra to contact.

The recordings are of the Dene Nation General Assembly held in Fort Good Hope in July of 1980. Item 0001 covers July 22; 0002-0004 July 23; 0005-0006 July 24; 0007-0010 July 25; 0011-0015 July 26; 0016 July 27.

Northwest Territories. Department of Justice and Public Services. Museums and Heritage division. NWT Archives