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Records include a film produced by the National Film Board of Canada for the Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources. The 14 minute film provides a look at Sir John Franklin Vocational School in 1961. The film portrays the experiences of Charlie Oogotook and his efforts to adjust to life in Yellowknife and the classroom. Glimpses of other aspects of life at school are also offered including: recreational and social activities, as well as the relationships between students and teachers of differing backgrounds.

This accession consists of one 16 mm film reel of the 1948 National Film Board of Canada film "Yellowknife, Canada", and one copy of the film on Umatic videocassette. The images in the film include views of Yellowknife, mining, the pouring of a gold brick, and the Snare River Power Dam.