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This item is the second part of a two-part interview of Violet Beaulieu recorded on December 3, 1987 in Fort Resolution by Gail Beaulieu on behalf of the NWT Archives. The original source item was side B of a 60 minute audio cassette. The interview also includes item 0002A. Topics include a telescope used by the brothers; the gradual abandonment of the building; and its use for catechism classes and other community activities.

This item is the first part of a two-part interview of Violet Beaulieu recorded on December 3, 1987 in Fort Resolution by Gail Beaulieu on behalf of the NWT Archives. The original source item was side A of a 60 minute audio cassette. The interview also includes item 0002B. Topics include the construction of the mission building; its layout and the use of the various rooms; who lived there; the heat, water, and electricity in the building; and the work done by the brothers and priests and the sisters in the associated convent. The recording ends in the middle of a question.

This item is the second part of a two-part interview of Father Louis Menez recorded on January 4, 1988 in Fort Resolution by Gail Beaulieu on behalf of the NWT Archives. The original source item was side B of a 60 minute audio cassette. The interview also includes item 0001A. Topics include a description of various rooms in the Fort Resolution mission building, with reference to a floor plan (likely the one found in file 1-1); the use of parts of the building as classrooms and hotel rooms; the building's plumbing and heating systems; the operations of the Fort Resolution hospital and nursing station; decision making in the community and relations with the government; and the reuse of building materials from earlier mission buildings.

This item is the first part of a two-part interview of Father Louis Menez recorded on January 4, 1988 in Fort Resolution by Gail Beaulieu on behalf of the NWT Archives. The original source item was side A of a 60 minute audio cassette. The interview also includes item 0001B. Topics include a brief history of the Fort Resolution mission; the construction of the last mission building in 1931; water, heat, and lighting amenities in the building; who lived in the building and what role they played in the community; the relationship between the mission and the community; the abandonment of the building in 1976; and a description of various rooms in the building, with reference to a floor plan (likely the one found in file 1-1).

Ben Sutherland being interviewed by Richard Valpy, Assistant NWT Archivist June 1,1986. Part 1 of 2. 32:50 [Discussed topics from Mr. Sutherland's birth in Scotland, arrival in Canada, education and employment with the Canadian National Railroad. 1934 meeting with Johnny Baker who hired him to come work in Yellowknife for $3.50/day. He arrived in January 1935 in an airplane on skis piloted by Rudy Heuss to the LT Burwash camp on the east side of the Yellowknife Bay. They lived in tents near the Camlaren/Con Mine area. Mentions people like: Huey Muir, Olaf Hagen, Wop May, Matt Berry, Stan McMillan, Jock McMeekan, and George ?(a French-Canadian from Northern Alberta they took to Outpost Island to cut logs). Mentions unprepared prospectors who left before the year was out. Also the Distributor bringing supplies for mines and houses for Tlicho (Dogrib) village. Claim jumping, caribou herds, ice house and fishing for dog food. 1936 when airplanes brought more people, radio stations and supplies.]

Side A of audio recorded interview with South Slavey elder George Boots. Mr. Boots provides traditional place names for bodies of water and offers his thoughts on the meaning of the names.

Side B of audio recorded interview with South Slavey elder George Boots. Mr. Boots discusses the traditional place names of mountains and bodies of water near Root River, and the habits of blackducks, moose and caribou in the area.

Side A of audio recorded interview with South Slavey elder George Boots. Mr. Boots provides traiditional place names for numerous waterways, locations of houses, and describes the location of oil exploration cutlines, his work on the oil pipeline, grouse in the area, the Lafferty family, the location of houses and their owners, the traditional names of trees, and traditional Dene names for specific rivers and mountains.

Side B of audio recorded interview with South Slavey elder George Boots. Mr. Boots provides traditional place names for bodies of water and islands, and discusses fishing near his house. He also identifies the locations of various houses, and names the owners.

Side A of audio recorded interview with South Slavey elder George Boots. Mr. Boots provides traiditional place names for numerous waterways, locations of houses, and describes several of these places in detail. The sound quality on this recording is poor and portions of the interview are barely audible.

Side B of audio recorded interview with South Slavey elder George Boots. Mr. Boots discusses the location of his family's summer camps, and provides traditional names for various bodies of water and waterways, mountain ranges and camps. He mentions alcoholism and its effects on northern communities.

Side A of audio recorded interview with South Slavey elder George Boots. Mr. Boots discusses his home, finding old nails and broken dishes in the area of his home, hunting moose, and fishing.

Side B of audio recorded interview with South Slavey elder George Boots. Mr. Boots continues discussing the traditional place names of rivers and bodies of water in the Fort Franklin [Deline] area.

This item is the third part of a three-part interview of Laura Loutitt, recorded on September 11, 1986 in Fort Smith by the Assistant Archivist of the Northwest Territories Archives. The original source item was track 3 of an audio reel and spans 30 minutes, 45 seconds. The interview also includes items 0001A and 0001B. Topics include World War II and the CANOL Project, Loutitt's restaurant The Right Spot, and general things about her life such as neighbours and families she knew, the loss of two children, and changes at church. At the end of the tape, the interviewer explains that the tapes will be brought back to Yellowknife to become part of the collection.

Ben Sutherland being interviewed by Richard Valpy, Assistant NWT Archivist June 1,1986. Part 2 of 2. Discussing Mr. Sutherland's time in Yellowknife from January 1935 to February 1937. [Incl. living conditions, prospecting, collecting samples, population at the time (50 men, nobody on Jolliffe Island, Latham Island or Old Town yet), socializing, liquor, medical treatment (to Dr. Amyott in Fort Smith), radio operators and telegrams, Tom Payne and Jock McMeekan claim jumping, E.P. Taylor deposited paycheque in Winnipeg bank, half of crew left over winter but with so many others applying to work, most stayed.]

Side A of audio recorded interview with South Slavey elder George Boots. Mr. Boots discusses the traditional place names of rivers and bodies of water in the Fort Franklin [Deline] area.

Side B of audio recorded interview with South Slavey elder George Boots. Mr. Boots provides traditional place names for specific bodies of water, hills and mountain ranges. He also discusses the location of fish and fishing.

This item is the first part of a six-part recording of stories that were recorded at the Miner's Mess restaurant in Yellowknife, March 13th and March 15th, 1990, as part of the Cultural Festival component of the Arctic Winter Games. The recording is in English. The original source item is a reel-to-reel tape. The recording also includes items 0002, 0003, 0004, 0005, and 0006. Speakers include:
Claire Barnabe: Experiences as a new teacher and resident of the north.
Abe Okpik (@22:13) discusses experiences, Project Name/Surname
Barb Bromley (@43:00): Discusses early days of nursing in Yellowknife. Including Medevac experiences and fire at Red Cross/Stanton Hospital in 1966.

This item is the third part of a six-part recording of stories that were recorded at the Miner's Mess restaurant in Yellowknife, March 13th and March 15th, 1990, as part of the Cultural Festival component of the Arctic Winter Games. The recording is in English. The original source item is a reel-to-reel tape. The recording also includes items 0001, 0002, 0004, 0005, and 0006. Speakers include:
Jim Green telling jokes and stories: 'The best thing about winter in Whitehorse'
Erik Watt (@22:17 min) reading a poem he wrote called "McDougal's Bash"
Music by Lew Delaney on accordion

This item is the second part of a six-part recording of stories that were recorded at the Miner's Mess restaurant in Yellowknife, March 13th and March 15th, 1990, as part of the Cultural Festival component of the Arctic Winter Games. The recording is in English. The original source item is a reel-to-reel tape. The recording also includes items 0001, 0003, 0004, 0005, and 0006. Speakers include:
Lorne Schollar (@2:45) Experiences as an RCMP officer in the north, mostly Grise Fiord.
Rene Fumoleau (@39:34) Experiences in Fort Franklin, Fort Good Hope, Yellowknife.
Musical interludes by Lew Delaney on accordion.