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[A woman and man stand near a barber shop on The Rock in Old Town. The man rests his raised left leg on the bumper of a car. 1930's (More likely later as it's probably a 1942 Plymouth sedan)]

[Traveling by water in a wooden boat, likely on the Mackenzie River. View of water from a large metal boat or barge, likely the 'Reindeer'. View of dogs and a campsite from the water. View of the coastline or shoreline. Two men walking on a snow covered shoreline. View of the 'Reindeer' from alongside in the water. A herd of reindeer. Large group of men, women and children at a camp. Eating at a camp. Reindeer being herded into paddocks. Harvesting a reindeer. A group of reindeer in a paddock with canvas coats and eye masks. A duckling or baby water bird. View of a camp from the water. A woman pours liquid over blubber and whale meat is hanging on many racks. Two men harvesting a beluga whale. A siksik eating.] https://vimeo.com/911693082/f70c5ccb5f

[Two people roast food over a fire]

[Children sitting at their desks inside a classroom, facing the camera. This is most likely Maxine Colbourne's classroom in Inuvik, or possibly Aklavik.]

[Children sitting at their desks inside a classroom, facing the camera. This is most likely Maxine Colbourne's classroom in Inuvik, or possibly Aklavik.]

[Children sitting at their desks inside a classroom, facing the camera. This is most likely Maxine Colbourne's classroom in Inuvik.]

[Children walking outside. In the distance there is a large warehouse-type building and a truck. This is most likely Maxine Colbourne's class of students in Inuvik or Aklavik. One child wears a shirt that says "Inuvik".]

[A woman standing in front of a building. The sign on the building says "Our Lady of the Snows" and "Number 2". This is possibly a school or hostel building in Aklavik]

[Children sitting at their desks inside a classroom, doing schoolwork and facing away from the camera. This is most likely Maxine Colbourne's classroom in Inuvik, or possibly Aklavik.]

[Children sitting at their desks inside a classroom, facing the camera. This is most likely Maxine Colbourne's classroom in Inuvik.]

[Children walking outside. In the distance there is a large warehouse-type building and a truck. This is most likely Maxine Colbourne's class of students in Inuvik or Aklavik.]

[A group of boys watch two boys chopping wood with axes. The boys are wearing leather jackets, jeans, and red and white hats. On the side are a tractor and boxes.]

[A group of boys watch two boys chopping wood with axes. The boys are wearing leather jackets, jeans, and red and white hats.]

[Two people roast food over a fire]

1857-1926-W.H.B.H. Bathurst Inlet Eskimos packing up Western River. [Group of Inuvialuit with dogs travelling along frozen river.]

Names =
Dénégonlie (passe partout)
Liza (passe partout)
Beau père de Pierre Lahache (Smith)

[Hislop and Nagle trading post, Fort Rae, 1871 ©Brown]

Archdeacon Robert McDonald of Fort McPherson

Aunt Amilia Dease. Daughter of Capt. P. Warren Dease. Miss Amelia Dease, a daughter of Capt. Peter W. Dease. From A.E. Dease, Walhalla, N.D. 10-3-66. [Emily Amelia Dease was born 1870? in Charlotteville, Ontario. Wed Andrew D. McCall of St. Williams, October 1, 1889. Caption written by Albert Dease of North Dakota in 1966.]

[A portrait of Elizabeth (Elisabeth?) Chouinard (Chamois?), a Metis woman and first wife of Captain Peter Warren Dease]

[An archivist wrote the above description. Below, we have transcribed the original caption written on the back of the photograph by Albert E. Dease, using hard brackets to show where we have added and redacted words. We have redacted a derogatory term used to refer to Indigenous women. If you have feedback or questions, or would like to see the original non-redacted description, please contact the NWT Archives.]

Presumably the first wife of Capt. Peter Warren Dease (nee Elizabeth Chamois?), a N.W. [slur redacted]. 1796-1821. [signed] A.E. Dease. [Unclear what the dates represent, possibly the years they were married. Address label of Albert E. Dease, Walhalla North Dakota, applied to back of print.]