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Elik, and other stories of the MacKenzie Eskimos

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1970
Author
Schwarz, Herbert T.
Ohoveluk, Mona
Publisher
Toronto, McCelland and Stewart
Call Number
06.1 Sc1e
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Author
Schwarz, Herbert T.
Ohoveluk, Mona
Responsibility
Herbert T. Schwarz (author)
Mona Ohoveluk (illustrator)
Publisher
Toronto, McCelland and Stewart
Published Date
1970
Physical Description
79 pages illustrations, portraits
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Art
Inuit
Abstract
Pertains to Inuit stories with associated illustrations by Mona Ohoveluk, and highlights Inuit story tellers
Contents
Part One:
Introduction: Inside the Arctic Circle
The MacKenzie Land
The Northern Lights People
Elik
Elik, the Far Seeing One
Akaluk and the Stolen Soul of Ugpik
The Origin of the White Whale
The Rave and the Whale
The Whale Hunt
The Great Eskimo Rally and Fort McPherson
Part Two:
Story-tellers of Old
Alik Aluhuk Stefansson, Inuvik, NWT
Elizabeth Blake and William Firth, Fort McPherson, NWT
Felix Nuyaviak, Tuktoyaktuk, NWT
Archie (Headpoint) Erigaktuk, Aklavik, NWT
Susie Tiktalik, Sach Harbour, Banks Island, NWT
Kenneth Peeloolook, Inuvik, NWT
Jessie Olorgrak, Paulatuk, NWT
Acknowledgements
Dedication
Accession Number
2019.86
Call Number
06.1 Sc1e
Collection
Archives Library
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Wheeler House, Alder Avenue, Banff

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Part Of
Canadian Inventory of Historic Building Survey fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to photographs of the Wheeler House.
Date Range
1970
Reference Code
V218 / II / PA - 1 to 4
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Government record
Photograph
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Part Of
Canadian Inventory of Historic Building Survey fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M187 / V218
Series
II. Photographic records
Sous-Fonds
V218
Accession Number
.
Reference Code
V218 / II / PA - 1 to 4
GMD
Government record
Photograph
Date Range
1970
Physical Description
1 file of photographs (4 prints)
History / Biographical
The Wheeler House was the personal residence of Arthur O. Wheeler, co-founder and first president of the Alpine Club of Canada. The house stood adjacent to the first ACC clubhouse on Sulphur Mountain, located approximately halfway between the Bow River and the Upper Hot Springs. Wheeler constructed the house in 1920, it recieved official heritage recognition in 1994, and was demolished in 2011.
Scope & Content
File pertains to photographs of the Wheeler House.
Name Access
Wheeler, A. O. (Arthur Oliver)
Wheeler, Arthur Oliver
Canadian inventory of historic building survey
Subject Access
Canadian Inventory of Historic Building Survey
Buildings
Government
Heritage
Surveys
Geographic Access
Sulphur Mountain
Banff
Banff National Park
Alberta
Canada
Language
NA
Creator
Canadian Inventory of Historic Building Survey
Biographical Source Notes
https://www.rmotoday.com/local-news/end-of-an-era-for-historic-wheeler-house-in-banff-1560584
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Part Of
Canadian Inventory of Historic Building Survey fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to photographs of historic buildings located along Spray Avenue in Banff, AB.
Date Range
1970
Reference Code
V218 / II / PA - 350 to 386
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Government record
Photograph
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Part Of
Canadian Inventory of Historic Building Survey fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M187 / V200
Series
II. Photographic records
Sous-Fonds
V200
Accession Number
.
Reference Code
V218 / II / PA - 350 to 386
GMD
Government record
Photograph
Date Range
1970
Physical Description
7 files of photographs (37 prints)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description
Scope & Content
File pertains to photographs of historic buildings located along Spray Avenue in Banff, AB.
Notes
List of files:
114 Spray Avenue, Banff (V218 / II / PA - 350-355)
118 Spray Avenue, Banff (V218 / II / PA - 356-360)
119 Spray Avenue, Banff (V218 / II / PA - 361-365)
125 Spray Avenue, Banff (V218 / II / PA - 366-369)
127 Spray Avenue, Banff (V218 / II / PA - 370-374)
131 Spray Avenue, Banff (V218 / II / PA - 375-381)
137 Spray Avenue, Banff (V218 / II / PA - 382-386)
Name Access
Canadian inventory of historic building survey
Subject Access
Canadian Inventory of Historic Building Survey
Buildings
Heritage
Government
Surveys
Geographic Access
Sulphur Mountain
Banff
Banff National Park
Alberta
Canada
Language
NA
Related Material
For textual records re Spray Avenue buildings, see: M187 / 25
Creator
Canadian Inventory of Historic Building Survey
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Artist
Anna Kingwatsiak (1911 – 1971, Canadian)
Date
1970
Medium
ink on paper
Catalogue Number
AnA.04.01
Description
A figure with arms outstretched, holding a stick in one hand, a line in the other, stands in the upper half of the picture. A seal viewed from above with it's head in the hole fills the bottom half. Left of the figures head is the artists seal.
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Artist
Anna Kingwatsiak (1911 – 1971, Canadian)
Title
Seal Hunter
Date
1970
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
52.7 x 30.1 cm
Description
A figure with arms outstretched, holding a stick in one hand, a line in the other, stands in the upper half of the picture. A seal viewed from above with it's head in the hole fills the bottom half. Left of the figures head is the artists seal.
Subject
figure, male
activity, hunting
animal, fish
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1971
Catalogue Number
AnA.04.01
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Artist
George Clutesi (1905 – 1988, Canadian)
Date
1970
Medium
ink on paper
Catalogue Number
ClG.03.04
Description
A large black and white bird bends over to examine a red ball in the lower right corner. The left side is empty.
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Artist
George Clutesi (1905 – 1988, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1970
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
19.0 x 26.5 cm
Description
A large black and white bird bends over to examine a red ball in the lower right corner. The left side is empty.
Subject
mythological
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1977
Catalogue Number
ClG.03.04
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Artist
George Clutesi (1905 – 1988, Canadian)
Date
1970
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
ClG.03.03
Description
General colour: green on white. Two frog shaped creatures with large heads face out. Along the upper edge is a green raining stripe.
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Artist
George Clutesi (1905 – 1988, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1970
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
30.4 x 45.5 cm
Description
General colour: green on white. Two frog shaped creatures with large heads face out. Along the upper edge is a green raining stripe.
Subject
mythological
Credit
Purchased from Unknown, 1969
Catalogue Number
ClG.03.03
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Artist
George Clutesi (1905 – 1988, Canadian)
Date
1970
Medium
ink; watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
ClG.03.02
Description
General colour: black on white. A whale going to the left. A long feather shape comes down from behind the tail.
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Artist
George Clutesi (1905 – 1988, Canadian)
Title
Mahuk
Date
1970
Medium
ink; watercolour on paper
Dimensions
30.5 x 45.5 cm
Description
General colour: black on white. A whale going to the left. A long feather shape comes down from behind the tail.
Subject
mythological
Credit
Purchased from Unknown, 1969
Catalogue Number
ClG.03.02
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Artist
George Clutesi (1905 – 1988, Canadian)
Date
1970
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
ClG.03.01
Description
General colour: blue on white. A serpent shaped creature whose tail in the lower left has three ends. Two flanges come out of the body in the upper right. The head is turned to the left.
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Artist
George Clutesi (1905 – 1988, Canadian)
Title
The Wolf
Date
1970
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
43.8 x 30.2 cm
Description
General colour: blue on white. A serpent shaped creature whose tail in the lower left has three ends. Two flanges come out of the body in the upper right. The head is turned to the left.
Subject
mythological
Credit
Purchased from Unknown, 1969
Catalogue Number
ClG.03.01
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Artist
Peter Pitseolak (1902 – 1973, Canadian)
Date
1970
Medium
stonecut on paper
Catalogue Number
PiP.04.01
Description
A figure clad in a parka, holding two sticks stands in the lower two thirds of the picture. Above hangs a large round drum.
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Artist
Peter Pitseolak (1902 – 1973, Canadian)
Title
Drum Dancer
Date
1970
Medium
stonecut on paper
Dimensions
52.6 x 29.7 cm
Description
A figure clad in a parka, holding two sticks stands in the lower two thirds of the picture. Above hangs a large round drum.
Subject
figure
male
Credit
Gift of Unknown, 1968
Catalogue Number
PiP.04.01
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Artist
Sarain Stump (1945 – 1974, Canadian)
Date
1970
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
StS.05.02
Description
General colour: grey green. A man, wearing only a blue loin cloth and two feathers in his braided hair grips the neck of another man who kneels to the right of him. A ghost image of a bear grasping a bison is slightly superimposed on top of them. There is a horizon line of white figures - four to e…
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Artist
Sarain Stump (1945 – 1974, Canadian)
Title
The Contest
Date
1970
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
26.1 x 37.5 cm
Description
General colour: grey green. A man, wearing only a blue loin cloth and two feathers in his braided hair grips the neck of another man who kneels to the right of him. A ghost image of a bear grasping a bison is slightly superimposed on top of them. There is a horizon line of white figures - four to each side of the central image.Au verso: “THE CONTEST” tlhc “436” encircled, rhtc “K.6” (remaining number hidden by archival tape)brhc “12” encircled, below “30” encircled
Subject
animal, bear, buffalo
figure, group
mythological
Credit
Purchased from Archives of the Canadian Rockies, Banff, 1970
Catalogue Number
StS.05.02
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Artist
Sarain Stump (1945 – 1974, Canadian)
Date
1970
Medium
ink on paper
Catalogue Number
StS.03.01
Description
Colour: black on white. The horse plunges to the left. The rider leans to viewer’s right, the coup stick in his hand coming down to touch the head of another man who is bent over. In the background are silhouettes, to the left is a figure holding onto a horse and rider; both figures have arms rais…
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Artist
Sarain Stump (1945 – 1974, Canadian)
Title
Coup
Date
1970
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
27.7 x 39.5 cm
Description
Colour: black on white. The horse plunges to the left. The rider leans to viewer’s right, the coup stick in his hand coming down to touch the head of another man who is bent over. In the background are silhouettes, to the left is a figure holding onto a horse and rider; both figures have arms raised and between the rider and figure to the right is a silhouette of another horse and rider.Au verso in pencil “COUP” the word “SOLD” in a rectangle, to the right of that “Archives of the Cdn” and above that the number “60” encircled and then an “X” to cross it out
Subject
animal, horse
figure, male
Credit
Purchased from Archives of the Canadian Rockies, Banff, 1970
Catalogue Number
StS.03.01
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Half Face in the Dark

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Artist
Sarain Stump (1945 – 1974, Canadian)
Date
1970
Medium
marking pen on paper
Catalogue Number
StS.03.03
Description
Colour: black on white, the head of a woman, facing slightly to viewer’s right. The left side of the face is visible the right side is in total darkness. Her neck hides in the shadows also though her shoulders are white. Only the outline indicates their shape.Au verso: HALF FACE IN THE DARK
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Artist
Sarain Stump (1945 – 1974, Canadian)
Title
Half Face in the Dark
Date
1970
Medium
marking pen on paper
Dimensions
42.0 x 35.5 cm
Description
Colour: black on white, the head of a woman, facing slightly to viewer’s right. The left side of the face is visible the right side is in total darkness. Her neck hides in the shadows also though her shoulders are white. Only the outline indicates their shape.Au verso: HALF FACE IN THE DARK
Subject
portrait
female
Credit
Purchased from Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
StS.03.03
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Artist
Sarain Stump (1945 – 1974, Canadian)
Date
1970
Medium
felt pen on paper
Catalogue Number
StS.03.05
Description
Colour: black on white. Central to the picture are six men entangled in an attempt to retrieve a ball from one of them. Two men have head bands only five lacrosse sticks are evident. In the background to the left are five more players - to the right are three players and in the centre one is holdi…
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Artist
Sarain Stump (1945 – 1974, Canadian)
Title
Lacrosse Game
Date
1970
Medium
felt pen on paper
Dimensions
30.8 x 45.0 cm
Description
Colour: black on white. Central to the picture are six men entangled in an attempt to retrieve a ball from one of them. Two men have head bands only five lacrosse sticks are evident. In the background to the left are five more players - to the right are three players and in the centre one is holding his lacrosse net over his head.Au verso “LACROSSE GAME” trhc K.64 below encircled “112” brhc encircled “40” topped by encircled “3” vestiges of earlier drawing.
Subject
figure, group
activity, lacrosse
Credit
Purchased from Archives of the Canadian Rockies, Banff, 1970
Catalogue Number
StS.03.05
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The Man Who Outran the Deer

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Artist
Sarain Stump (1945 – 1974, Canadian)
Date
1970
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
StS.05.03
Description
Colour: brown and white on yellow. Two small brown deer leap from viewer’s right two-thirds the way up. One antlered deer halts at the left side half way up. A running man wearing a loin cloth fills the centre space. His black hair with a feather in it flies out to the right.Au verso rhtc “111” en…
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Artist
Sarain Stump (1945 – 1974, Canadian)
Title
The Man Who Outran the Deer
Date
1970
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
27.8 x 35.5 cm
Description
Colour: brown and white on yellow. Two small brown deer leap from viewer’s right two-thirds the way up. One antlered deer halts at the left side half way up. A running man wearing a loin cloth fills the centre space. His black hair with a feather in it flies out to the right.Au verso rhtc “111” encircled
Subject
figure, male
animal, deer
mythological
Credit
Purchased from Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
StS.05.03
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Artist
Sarain Stump (1945 – 1974, Canadian)
Date
1970
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
StS.05.04
Description
Colour: brown, red, blue, black on yellow. A bare-breasted woman with a baby in a cradleboard on her back strides towards the viewer’s left side of the painting. A black dog, with his red tongue hanging out, follows the high top moccasins in her left hand. She carries a white shawl in her right han…
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Artist
Sarain Stump (1945 – 1974, Canadian)
Title
To The Morning
Date
1970
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
27.8 x 35.5 cm
Description
Colour: brown, red, blue, black on yellow. A bare-breasted woman with a baby in a cradleboard on her back strides towards the viewer’s left side of the painting. A black dog, with his red tongue hanging out, follows the high top moccasins in her left hand. She carries a white shawl in her right hand and wears a blue, red, green and white skirt. A smaller image of the woman and the dog are seen in the red oval which sits right of center on the red horizon line.Au verso: “TO THE MORNING”
Subject
figure, female
animal, dog
mythological
Credit
Purchased from Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
StS.05.04
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Date
1970
Material
hair; fibre; glass; skin; wood
Catalogue Number
103.09.3036
Description
Stiff white and dark brown hair with braided red flannel fabric centre. Roach attached to loom beaded headband with heavy brown thread. Headband white with blue and red triangles and red and yellow “T” shapes and blue and yellow “T” shapes. Stored on wooden form. Tag CRW’s writing: “Myna Left …
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Title
Roach Headdress
Date
1970
Material
hair; fibre; glass; skin; wood
Description
Stiff white and dark brown hair with braided red flannel fabric centre. Roach attached to loom beaded headband with heavy brown thread. Headband white with blue and red triangles and red and yellow “T” shapes and blue and yellow “T” shapes. Stored on wooden form. Tag CRW’s writing: “Myna Left Hand Jan 26 ‘70 Wants this back when she brings 2 coats April 12 Says it’s not hers. Might be Mina Benjamin.”
Subject
Indigenous, Stoney
ceremonial
beadwork
Myna Left Hand
Mina Benjamin
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.09.3036
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Date
1970
Material
wood; feather; skin; hoof; stone
Catalogue Number
104.06.3010
Description
Flat, triangular stone lashed to a long wooden handle with hide. The handle, from commercial stock, is decorated with small animal and human footprints burnt into the wood. There are feathers attached to the handle with hide. The top of the tomahawk has a bunch of dew claws attached with hide.
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Title
Tomahawk Ax
Date
1970
Material
wood; feather; skin; hoof; stone
Dimensions
65.5 x 3.5 x 15.0 cm
Description
Flat, triangular stone lashed to a long wooden handle with hide. The handle, from commercial stock, is decorated with small animal and human footprints burnt into the wood. There are feathers attached to the handle with hide. The top of the tomahawk has a bunch of dew claws attached with hide.
Subject
Indigenous, Stoney
Tom Simeon
Hanna Daniels
crafts
dancing
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.06.3010
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Date
1970
Material
antler; metal; fiber; skin
Catalogue Number
104.24.3005
Description
Two hide scrapers wrapped in printed pink fabric.a) Metal pipe with canvas cover and strap handle. The blade is notched. Tag attached with CRW writing ”Evelyn Poucette 2 very old scrapers pounded May 2, 1970.”b) Antler scraper with embedded metal blade tied in place with thong.
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Title
Scraper
Date
1970
Material
antler; metal; fiber; skin
Dimensions
5.0 (a); 5.0 (b) x 25.5 (a); 25.2 (b) cm
Description
Two hide scrapers wrapped in printed pink fabric.a) Metal pipe with canvas cover and strap handle. The blade is notched. Tag attached with CRW writing ”Evelyn Poucette 2 very old scrapers pounded May 2, 1970.”b) Antler scraper with embedded metal blade tied in place with thong.
Subject
Indigenous
crafts
households
Evely Poucette
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.24.3005
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Date
1970
Material
stone; fibre; grass
Catalogue Number
109.02.3041 a-c
Description
Two rocks and a fabric pouch.a) Large beige rock with blackened indentation holding various dried plant materials.b) Square-shaped rock with blackened and worn indentation at centre.c) Fabric pouch tied shut and decorated with marker(?) with red and black designs (flowers?). Tag with CRW writing: …
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Title
Incense Rock
Date
1970
Material
stone; fibre; grass
Dimensions
3.7 (a); 10.5 (b); 6.0 (c) x 9.0 (a); 15.0 (b); 8.5 (c) x 10.0 (a); 17.0 (b); 14.0 (c) cm
Description
Two rocks and a fabric pouch.a) Large beige rock with blackened indentation holding various dried plant materials.b) Square-shaped rock with blackened and worn indentation at centre.c) Fabric pouch tied shut and decorated with marker(?) with red and black designs (flowers?). Tag with CRW writing: “George Kaquitts rocks for burning insence (sic) ready with it for Sundance July 8, 1970.” and on reverse “Brought by Cinderella for the Archives.”
Subject
Indigenous
Stoney
George Kaquitts
ceremonial
religious
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
109.02.3041 a-c
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Date
1970
Material
fibre; skin
Catalogue Number
109.02.3048
Description
British “Union Jack” flag with handsewn hoist and thong halyard. Tag attached with CRW writing: “Mary Jayne Hunter Flag belonged to Chip Chiniquay June 9 1970.”
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Title
Flag
Date
1970
Material
fibre; skin
Dimensions
127.0 x 262.0 cm
Description
British “Union Jack” flag with handsewn hoist and thong halyard. Tag attached with CRW writing: “Mary Jayne Hunter Flag belonged to Chip Chiniquay June 9 1970.”
Subject
Indigenous
Stoney
Mary Jayne Hunter
Chip Chiniquay
ceremonial
treaties
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
109.02.3048
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