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Part Of
Henry Ness fonds
Scope & Content
Photographic prints pertain mainly to national park wardens, including Henry Ness, ca.1930; also, Banff Cafe Hockey Team, including Ness; and portraits of Ness and Lofstrand families, ca.1911. Transparencies are of relocation of the Philip and Pearl Moore house to the grounds of the Whyte Museum, …
Date Range
[ca.1911-ca.1935], 1968-1993
Reference Code
M17 / S11 / V467
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Photograph print
Transparency
Sound recording
Cassette
Textual record
Diary
Private record
Part Of
Henry Ness fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 17
S 11
V 467
Sous-Fonds
M 17
S 11
V 467
Accession Number
3552, 3897, 5696, 6409, 6752, 6934, 7238
Reference Code
M17 / S11 / V467
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Photograph print
Transparency
Sound recording
Cassette
Textual record
Diary
Private record
Date Range
[ca.1911-ca.1935], 1968-1993
Physical Description
ca.30 photographs : prints, transparencies, negatives. -- 1.5 cm of textual records. -- 1 sound recording : audio tape cassette
History / Biographical
Paul Henry Ness, ca.1908-2001, was a long-time resident of Banff, Alberta, Canada. Ness was born at nearby Bankhead, where he lived until age 6. He worked as a national park warden at Banff, ca.1930.
Scope & Content
Photographic prints pertain mainly to national park wardens, including Henry Ness, ca.1930; also, Banff Cafe Hockey Team, including Ness; and portraits of Ness and Lofstrand families, ca.1911. Transparencies are of relocation of the Philip and Pearl Moore house to the grounds of the Whyte Museum, 1971, 7 items: 35mm, colour.
Textual records include: Gems from Morant [correspondence and miscellaneous items from Nick Morant to Henry Ness], 1968-1990, 1 cm ; copies of diary and letter concerning trip by the Bradley, Johnson and Steen families to Clearwater area in 1928 (trip ended with the death of one member); story, "Saga of the Opium Pipe" by Henry Ness, 1998, 3 pages. Also, textual items, photographs and sound recording pertain to Henry Ness meeting with Chow family in Calgary, 1993. Chow Dung Hee, grandfather of the family, had been friends with the Ness family in Bankhead. Includes Chow family genealogy chart; notes by Helene Letnick; photocopies of photographs of the Chow Dung Hee family, 1923-1960s; six colour prints of Henry Ness and Chow Dung Hee's family at Calgary, 1993.
Name Access
Chow, Dung Hee
Ness, Henry
Subject Access
Cultural pluralism
Family and personal life
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Creator
Ness, Henry
Category
Cultural pluralism
Family and personal life
Title Source
Title based on accession records
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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Duke of Connaught in Banff

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of one photograph depicting the Duke of Connaught dressed in Indigenous regalia. Photograph was taken on July 15, 1916, when the Duke was made a Chief of the Stoney Nakoda community, and published in the Crag and Canyon on July 22, 1916.
Date Range
1916
Reference Code
LUX / III / D / PA - 277
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Print
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / III / D : Other material
Sous-Fonds
LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / III / D / PA - 277
GMD
Photograph
Print
Date Range
1916
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w print on paper ; 30.5 x 35.5 cm
History / Biographical
Prince Arthur (1850-1942), also known as the Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, was Queen Victoria's third son and the first member of the British Royal Family to become Governor General of Canada.
Scope & Content
File consists of one photograph depicting the Duke of Connaught dressed in Indigenous regalia. Photograph was taken on July 15, 1916, when the Duke was made a Chief of the Stoney Nakoda community, and published in the Crag and Canyon on July 22, 1916.
Notes
Text below photograph: "Arthur The Great Mountain Chief Banff - July 15th 1916 -"
Subject Access
Royalty
Royal Visit
Regalia
Cultural pluralism
First Nations
Ceremony
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff
Language
English
Category
Cultural pluralism
First nations
Biographical Source Notes
https://www.gg.ca/en/governor-general/former-governors-general/hrh-duke-connaught
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Indigenous events, teepee construction, Calgary Stampede parade

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 66 photographs pertaining to Indigenous events in Calgary; a Calgary Stampede parade in Cardston; Norman Luxton’s pet dogs outside of the Indian Trading Post in Banff; an event marking the 50th anniversary of the signing of Treaty 7 held at Crowfoot Crossing in 1927; the constructi…
Date Range
[ca.1910-1920]
1927
[ca.1950-1960]
1959
Reference Code
LUX / I / E6 / PA - 249 to 314
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / I / E : Collected material
Sous-Fonds
LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
Sub-Series
LUX / I / E6 : Photographs : Stoney
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / I / E6 / PA - 249 to 314
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Date Range
[ca.1910-1920]
1927
[ca.1950-1960]
1959
Physical Description
66 photographs : b&w prints ; 9 x 14.5 cm or smaller
Scope & Content
File consists of 66 photographs pertaining to Indigenous events in Calgary; a Calgary Stampede parade in Cardston; Norman Luxton’s pet dogs outside of the Indian Trading Post in Banff; an event marking the 50th anniversary of the signing of Treaty 7 held at Crowfoot Crossing in 1927; the construction of teepees in Morley; and 7 scanned copies of photographs, depicting unnamed Indigenous people on horseback and groups gathered near a log building [possibly McDougall Church in Morley?].
Notes
Most items in file are not dated or otherwise annotated; date ranges provided are estimates by Processing Archivist based on context and format of images.
Name Access
Luxton, Norman
Subject Access
Community events
Community life
Indigenous Peoples
Family and personal life
Events
Parade
Calgary Stampede
Animals
Horses
Dogs
Teepees
Cultural pluralism
History
Government
Businesses
Anniversary
Churches
Land use
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Calgary
Banff
Cardston
Morley
Crowfoot Crossing
Language
English
Category
Cultural pluralism
Indigenous Peoples
Government
Land, settlement and immigration
Family and personal life
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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Norman Luxton business documents

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of notes, advertisements and other documents pertaining to multiple businesses owned by Norman Luxton in Banff. File includes: advertising cards depicting the "Man Fish" of Lake Minnewanka at the Banff Indian Trading Post; a list of names of Stoney Nakoda community members commissione…
Date Range
[1915-1925]
1923-1924
1930
[1945-1950]
1932
1938
[1960]
Reference Code
LUX / I / E1 / 14
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Published record
Private record
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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / I / E : Collected material
Sous-Fonds
LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
Sub-Series
LUX / I / E1 : Business records
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / I / E1 / 14
GMD
Textual record
Published record
Private record
Date Range
[1915-1925]
1923-1924
1930
[1945-1950]
1932
1938
[1960]
Physical Description
0.7 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
File consists of notes, advertisements and other documents pertaining to multiple businesses owned by Norman Luxton in Banff. File includes: advertising cards depicting the "Man Fish" of Lake Minnewanka at the Banff Indian Trading Post; a list of names of Stoney Nakoda community members commissioned to make souvenirs for the Indian Trading Post [1945-1950?]; flyers and tickets for film showings of “Mighty Lak’ a Rose”, “The Dawn Patrol”, “Captain of the Guard”, "Lilies of the Field" and "Make Me a Star" at the Lux Theatre between 1923 and 1938; a pamphlet pertaining to the King Edward Hotel; and stationery with letterheads promoting the King Edward Hotel and the Luxton Museum.
Notes
Full names of individuals listed on typed paper slip in file are provided under "Full Text" and "Name Access" fields in this entry; correct spellings under "Name Access"
Name Access
Luxton, Norman
Kaquitts, George
Hunter, John
Hunter, Leah Rider
Rabbit, Nelson
Rabbit, Flora
Hunter, Annie
Twoyoungmen, Isaac
Simeon, Leah
Crawler, George
Rider, Eli
Soldier, Annie
Bearspaw, Gladys
Simeon, Mrs. Tom
Simeon, Cinderella (Kaquitts)
Wesley, Winnifred
Subject Access
Businesses
Luxton Museum
Lux Theatre
Advertising
Hotel
Artists
Souvenir
Museums
Cultural pluralism
First Nations
Indigenous Peoples
Films and film making
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff
Morley
Lake Minnewanka
Access Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Reproduction Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Language
English
Conservation
Some items placed in mylar due to thin and fragile material
Category
Commerce and industry
Cultural pluralism
First nations
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Electronic Resources
Images
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Royal visit address, Stoney Nakoda language translation

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
FIle consists of a blueprint copy of an address presented to the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII) during his royal visit to Banff in 1919. The address is written in the Stoney Nakoda language, translated from English by George Kaquitts.
Date Range
1919
Reference Code
LUX / III / C2 / 23
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Blueprint
Textual record
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / III / C : Extended family
Sous-Fonds
LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds
Sub-Series
LUX / III / C2 : McDougall and Ross families papers and photographs
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / III / C2 / 23
GMD
Blueprint
Textual record
Responsibility
Translated by George Kaquitts
Date Range
1919
Physical Description
1 textual record : blueprint ; 35 x 45 cm
Scope & Content
FIle consists of a blueprint copy of an address presented to the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII) during his royal visit to Banff in 1919. The address is written in the Stoney Nakoda language, translated from English by George Kaquitts.
Notes
Item in file appears to be blueprint copy of original document
Name Access
Kaquitts, George
Subject Access
Public events
Public Speaking
Royal Visit
Royalty
First Nations
Cultural pluralism
Stoney Nakoda
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff
Language
Stoney
English
Conservation
Item stored in mylar
Category
First nations
Cultural pluralism
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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Stoney Nakoda portraits, tipi designs

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of photograph prints and postcard prints pertaining to numerous Stoney Nakoda individuals [most unidentified] and tipi designs. Named individuals include Hector Crawler, Peter Wesley [posing with Norman Luxton and Mary Schaffer], Mark Poucette, George Cecil, William[?] Powderface, Sam…
Date Range
[ca.1900-1910]
1918
[ca.1920-1930]
1932
[ca.1940-1950]
1957
Reference Code
LUX / I / E6 / PA - 193 to 248
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Postcard
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / I / E : Collected material
Sous-Fonds
LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
Sub-Series
LUX / I / E6 : Photographs : Stoney
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / I / E6 / PA - 193 to 248
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Postcard
Date Range
[ca.1900-1910]
1918
[ca.1920-1930]
1932
[ca.1940-1950]
1957
Physical Description
56 photographs : b&w prints ; 10 x 16 cm or smaller
Scope & Content
File consists of photograph prints and postcard prints pertaining to numerous Stoney Nakoda individuals [most unidentified] and tipi designs. Named individuals include Hector Crawler, Peter Wesley [posing with Norman Luxton and Mary Schaffer], Mark Poucette, George Cecil, William[?] Powderface, Sam Rider [Weasel-in-the-Mouth], Jacob Swampy, Jacob Twoyoungmen, Job Stevens [Blind Eagle], and Chief Amos Big Stoney.
Notes
File contains some duplicate images
Items LUX/I/E6/PA-193 to 215 accompanied by original George Noble photo developing envelope in file
Most dates provided are estimates by Processing Archivist based on format and context of items in file
Name Access
Crawler, Hector
Poucette, Mark
Luxton, Norman
Schaffer, Mary
Cecil, George
Rider, Sam
Powderface, Bill
Swampy, Jacob
Twoyoungmen, Jacob
Wesley, Peter
Big Stoney, Amos
Stevens, Job
Subject Access
Indigenous Peoples
Photography
Portrait
Family and personal life
Teepees
Children
Communities
Community life
Cultural pluralism
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Morley
Language
English
Category
Cultural pluralism
Indigenous Peoples
Family and personal life
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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Stony Chiefs Stampede 1912

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
Photograph depicts approximately 60 Indigenous men on horses dressed in traditional regalia, including Stoney Nakoda chiefs, gathered at the Calgary Stampede in 1912.
Date Range
1912
Reference Code
LUX / II / F2 / PC - 15
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
Framed print
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / II / F : Collected material
Sous-Fonds
LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
Sub-Series
LUX / II / F2 : Photographs
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / II / F2 / PC - 15
GMD
Photograph
Framed print
Date Range
1912
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w framed print ; 43 x 11.5 cm
Scope & Content
Photograph depicts approximately 60 Indigenous men on horses dressed in traditional regalia, including Stoney Nakoda chiefs, gathered at the Calgary Stampede in 1912.
Notes
Text on back of frame reads: "Stony[sic] Chiefs Stampede 1912"
Material Details
Photograph is in simple black wooden frame with plain beige paper backing and metal hanging wire attached.
Subject Access
Indigenous Peoples
First Nations
Cultural pluralism
Horses
Events
Public events
Calgary Stampede
Regalia
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Calgary
Language
English
Category
First nations
Indigenous Peoples
Cultural pluralism
Title Source
Original title used
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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Banff area, 50th anniversary party, family photographs

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Part Of
Kidney family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 64 photographs including 2 postcard prints. Content pertains to various members of the Kidney and Woodworth families and close friends, the 50th wedding anniversary of Ulysses and Annie LaCasse in 1968, events hosted by the Order of the Eastern Star Spray Valley chapter, Maud Kidne…
Date Range
[ca. 1910]
1921
[ca. 1930 - ca. 1940]
1948
[ca. 1950 - ca. 1960]
1951
1965
1967 - 1970
Reference Code
V324 / IV / E / PA - 204 to 260
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Part Of
Kidney family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M74 / V324
Series
V324 / IV : Family, friends and community records
Sous-Fonds
V324
Sub-Series
V324 / IV / E : Maude Kidney Collection
Accession Number
3109
Reference Code
V324 / IV / E / PA - 204 to 260
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Date Range
[ca. 1910]
1921
[ca. 1930 - ca. 1940]
1948
[ca. 1950 - ca. 1960]
1951
1965
1967 - 1970
Physical Description
64 photographs : b&w and col. prints ; 11.5 x 16.5 cm or smaller
Scope & Content
File consists of 64 photographs including 2 postcard prints. Content pertains to various members of the Kidney and Woodworth families and close friends, the 50th wedding anniversary of Ulysses and Annie LaCasse in 1968, events hosted by the Order of the Eastern Star Spray Valley chapter, Maud Kidney's 71st birthday, social events in Calgary, and the Girls Flower Club in Banff.
Notes
File contains duplicates
Some dates are estimates provided by the Processing Archivist
Photographs in this file were accompanied by notes made shortly before or after accession in 1979 giving names/contextual information about photographs. Some notes are by Jim Deegan, 1987. Information has been transferred to the back of each photograph.
Name Access
MacAulay, Herb
Kidney, Maude
LaCasse, Ulysses
LaCasse, Annie
Whyte, Catharine
Wells, Fred
Unwin, Vera
Thomas, Hattie
Peyto, Annie
Harrison, Nellie
Smith, Helen
Harbidge, Violet
Moore, Pearl
Serra, Dante
LaCasse, Flo
Boyce, Jim
Craig, Bill
McCowan, Bill
Dube, Arthur
Barnes, George
Peyto, Stan
Peyto, Ines
Gratz, Muriel
Bunn, Mary
Bunn, Bill
Woodworth, Joe
Woodworth, Benjamin Frederick
Woodworth, Percy
Lester, Ken
Stafford, Rose
Shaw, Ed
Beattie, Doris
Beattie, Florence
Stafford, Lou
Davidson, Minnie
Subject Access
Family and personal life
Landscapes
Anniversary
Community events
Order of the Eastern Star
Horses
Banff Winter Carnival
Banff Indian Days
Mountain
Girls Flower Club Banff
Hotel
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff
Cave and Basin
Sulphur Mountain
Calgary
Access Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Reproduction Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Language
English
Conservation
Some photographs with large volumes of annotations in ink, and one item with adhesive residue, have been placed in mylar to prevent transference onto adjacent items in file.
Category
Family and personal life
Environment
Cultural pluralism
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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Brewster family collected photographs

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Part Of
Jim Brewster family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of collected photographs depicting Fern and Jim Brewster, as well as friends, extended family members and other unidentified individuals. Images depict local events, including Banff Indian Days and Banff Winter Carnival; a funeral ceremony, possibly for Jim Brewster; professional and …
Date Range
[ca.1900-1950]
Reference Code
V90 / VI / PA - 5 to 134
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Print
Part Of
Jim Brewster family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
V90
M436
Series
V90 / VI : Later acquisitions
Sous-Fonds
V90
Accession Number
2023.09
Reference Code
V90 / VI / PA - 5 to 134
GMD
Photograph
Print
Date Range
[ca.1900-1950]
Physical Description
130 photograph prints : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm or smaller
Scope & Content
File consists of collected photographs depicting Fern and Jim Brewster, as well as friends, extended family members and other unidentified individuals. Images depict local events, including Banff Indian Days and Banff Winter Carnival; a funeral ceremony, possibly for Jim Brewster; professional and candid portraits [mostly unidentified]; military events; views of Banff and surrounding landmarks; and related subjects.
Notes
Some photographs are annotated
Name Access
Brewster, Fern
Brewster, Jim
Subject Access
Family
Family and personal life
Community life
Community events
Banff Indian Days
Banff Winter Carnival
Military
Funeral
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff
Language
N/A
Category
Family and personal life
Sports, recreation and leisure
Military
Environment
Cultural pluralism
Indigenous Peoples
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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Canadian commercial postcards

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of commercial postcards with images pertaining to landscapes, tourist attractions, Stoney Nakoda community members [including Leah Rider Hunter], winter sports, wildlife and other related themes within Canada. Images primarily depict scenes in Banff National Park and the Canadian Rock…
Date Range
[1910-1930]
Reference Code
LUX / I / E5 / PG - 1 to 63
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Published record
Postcard
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / I / E : Collected materials
Sous-Fonds
LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
Sub-Series
LUX / I / E5 : Postcards
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / I / E5 / PG - 1 to 63
GMD
Published record
Postcard
Responsibility
Most images in file produced by photographer Byron Harmon; some materials produced by photographers George Noble, G. & W. Fear, Rumsey & Co. Ltd, and J.C. Walker
Date Range
[1910-1930]
Physical Description
63 b&w postcards ; 9 x 14 cm
Scope & Content
File consists of commercial postcards with images pertaining to landscapes, tourist attractions, Stoney Nakoda community members [including Leah Rider Hunter], winter sports, wildlife and other related themes within Canada. Images primarily depict scenes in Banff National Park and the Canadian Rockies, and also include content from Saskatchewan and British Columbia.
Notes
Date range for materials in file is estimate provided by Processing Archivist
Some items are annotated with information pertaining to images on postcards [names of individuals, locations, etc.]
Name Access
Hunter, Leah Rider
McDougall, David
Subject Access
Activities
Aerial photography
Animals
Businesses
Buildings
Buffalo
Bison
Black Bears
Communities
Community life
Community events
Dogs
Dogsledding
Environment
Hot Springs
Hotels
Indigenous Peoples
Landscapes
Leisure
Mountains
Mount Royal Hotel
Photography
Postcards
Recreation
Scenery
Snowshoes and snowshoeing
Sports and recreation
Sports
Stoney Nakoda
Tourism
Travel
Winter
Winter sports
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff National Park
Banff
Saskatchewan
Loon Lake
British Columbia
Fairmont
Language
English
Conservation
Some items stored in mylar
Category
Commerce and industry
Cultural pluralism
Environment
Exploration, discovery and travel
Indigenous Peoples
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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