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An eskimo [Inuit] congregation at Arctic Red River. Mr. Fry on the right, a church missionary

Eskimo [Inuit] women and children at Aklavik

Retired Dogrib chief play Chinese checkers at Fort Rae [headman Kwatizo], 1939.

Dr. J.H. Riopel district medical officer and Indian agent arrives at Fort Rae from Fort Resolution and is welcomed by Chief Jimmy Bruneau [Joe Rabesca at centre], 1939. Chief Bruneau died in retirement at Fort Rae, 16 January 1975. A government school at Edzo is named in his honour.

Indian agent Dr. J.H. Riopel, District Medical Officer and Indian Agent, confers with Chief Jimmy Bruneau [with pipe] and Councillors at Fort Rae, 1939.

Chief Jimmy Bruneau of the Fort Rae Dogrib band, wearing his special uniform with gold braid and brass buttons replaced by the government every three years as one of the terms of Treaty 11, signed in 1921. He was the last Dogrib chief to wear such a uniform. His successor favoured a conservative business suit.

Angus Cockney (Renewable Resources, GNWT) filming an Inuvialuit (Siglit) kayak (qayaq) with Elisa Hart (PWNHC TTKP) assisting, Mangilaluk School, Tuktoyaktuk, 1995. The kayak was made by Inuvialuit students, elders, and other residents with Don Gardner of Oldways, Calgary, and was an initiative of the Inuvialuit Social Development Program. Photo by John Poirier, NWT Archives/TTKP

Angus Cockney (Renewable Resources, GNWT) filming an Inuvialuit (Siglit) kayak (qayaq) with Elisa Hart (PWNHC TTKP) assisting, Mangilaluk School, Tuktoyaktuk, 1995. The kayak was made by Inuvialuit students, elders, and other residents with Don Gardner of Oldways, Calgary, and was an initiative of the Inuvialuit Social Development Program. Photo by John Poirier, NWT Archives/ PWNHC TTKP

Detail of an Inuvialuit (Siglit) kayak (qayaq) replica in Mangilaluk School, Tuktoyaktuk, 1995. It was made by Inuvialuit students, elders, and other residents with Don Gardner of Oldways, Calgary, and was an initiative of the Inuvialuit Social Development Program. Photo by John Poirier, NWT Archives/TTKP

Angus Cockney (Renewable Resources, GNWT) filming a replica of an Inuvialuit (Siglit) kayak (qayaq) in Mangilaluk School, Tuktoyaktuk, 1995. It was made by Inuvialuit students, elders, and other residents with Don Gardner of Oldways, Calgary, and was an initiative of the Inuvialuit Social Development Program. Photo by John Poirier, NWT Archives/TTKP

Angus Cockney (Renewable Resources, GNWT) filming an Inuvialuit (Siglit) kayak (qayaq) with Elisa Hart (PWNHC TTKP) assisting, Mangilaluk School, Tuktoyaktuk, 1995. The kayak was made by Inuvialuit students, elders, and other residents with Don Gardner of Oldways, Calgary, and was an initiative of the Inuvialuit Social Development Program. Photo by John Poirier, NWT Archives/TTKP

Angus Cockney (Renewable Resources, GNWT) filming an Inuvialuit (Siglit) kayak (qayaq) with Elisa Hart (PWNHC TTKP) assisting, Mangilaluk School, Tuktoyaktuk, 1995. The kayak was made by Inuvialuit students, elders, and other residents with Don Gardner of Oldways, Calgary, and was an initiative of the Inuvialuit Social Development Program. Photo by John Poirier, NWT Archives/TTKP

Angus Cockney (Renewable Resources, GNWT) filming an Inuvialuit (Siglit) kayak (qayaq) with Elisa Hart (PWNHC TTKP) assisting, Mangilaluk School, Tuktoyaktuk, 1995. The kayak was made by Inuvialuit students, elders, and other residents with Don Gardner of Oldways, Calgary, and was an initiative of the Inuvialuit Social Development Program. Photo by John Poirier, NWT Archives/TTKP

Angus Cockney (Renewable Resources, GNWT) filming an Inuvialuit (Siglit) kayak (qayaq) with Elisa Hart (PWNHC TTKP) assisting, Mangilaluk School, Tuktoyaktuk, 1995. The kayak was made by Inuvialuit students, elders, and other residents with Don Gardner of Oldways, Calgary, and was an initiative of the Inuvialuit Social Development Program. Photo by John Poirier, NWT Archives/TTKP

Angus Cockney (Renewable Resources, GNWT) filming an Inuvialuit (Siglit) kayak (qayaq) with Elisa Hart (PWNHC TTKP) assisting, Mangilaluk School, Tuktoyaktuk, 1995. The kayak was made by Inuvialuit students, elders, and other residents with Don Gardner of Oldways, Calgary, and was an initiative of the Inuvialuit Social Development Program. Photo by John Poirier, NWT Archives/TTKP

An Inuvialuit (Siglit) kayak (qayaq) replica in Mangilaluk School, Tuktoyaktuk, 1995. It was made by Inuvialuit students, elders, and other residents with Don Gardner of Oldways, Calgary, and was an initiative of the Inuvialuit Social Development Program. Photo by John Poirier, NWT Archives/TTKP

Detail of Inuvialuit (Siglit) kayak (qayaq) replica in Mangilaluk School, Tuktoyaktuk, 1995. It was made by Inuvialuit students, elders, and other residents with Don Gardner of Oldways, Calgary, and was an initiative of the Inuvialuit Social Development Program. Photo by John Poirier, NWT Archives/TTKP

Detail of Inuvialuit (Siglit) kayak (qayaq) replica in Mangilaluk School, Tuktoyaktuk, 1995. It was made by Inuvialuit students, elders, and other residents with Don Gardner of Oldways, Calgary, and was an initiative of the Inuvialuit Social Development Program. Photo by John Poirier, NWT Archives/TTKP

Detail of Inuvialuit (Siglit) kayak (qayaq) replica in Mangilaluk School, Tuktoyaktuk, 1995. It was made by Inuvialuit students, elders, and other residents with Don Gardner of Oldways, Calgary, and was an initiative of the Inuvialuit Social Development Program. Photo by John Poirier, NWT Archives/TTKP

Interior of Inuvialuit (Siglit) kayak (qayaq) replica in Mangilaluk School, Tuktoyaktuk, 1995. It was made by Inuvialuit students, elders, and other residents with Don Gardner of Oldways, Calgary, and was an initiative of the Inuvialuit Social Development Program. Photo by John Poirier, NWT Archives/TTKP