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).
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 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 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.
[Exterior view of the Fort Resolution mission building, which was used as a residence for Roman Catholic priests and brothers.]
Pine Point, June 1988 [by school? sandy park, bike rack, large tires and children visible, houses in background]
Pine Point, June 1988 [yellow house on perimeter road, South side of town]
Pine Point, June 1988 [green and yellow houses on west end of perimeter road, school crossing sign and fire hydrant visible]
Pine Point, June 1988 [houses on street near Pentecostal Church, windows are boarded up]
Pine Point, June 1988 [large grey building with red doors, Fire Station?, red 45 gallon drums in foreground, heavy equipment shop in back, mine geology engineering office on right]
Pine Point, June 1988 [large grey building with red doors, Fire Station?, red 45 gallon drums in foreground, heavy equipment shop in back, mine geology engineering office in middle, gas shop on right]
Pine Point, June 1988 [large grey building with red doors - mine geology engineering building, secondary crusher]
Pine Point, June 1988 [large grey building with red doors, mine secondary crusher]
Pine Point, June 1988 [mine Power Plant - Large brown and red buildings, power lines in foreground]
Pine Point, June 1988 [car parked by mine General Office, south side]
Pine Point, June 1988 [car parked by south east side of mine Main Office, large chunck of ore in foreground]
Pine Point, June 1988 [van parked by large grey building- Mill, mine General Office sign visible]
Simon Shaimaiyuk DOB: -03-15 Sipalaseequtt Museum [Portrait of a Pangnirtung elder]