Recordings of meetings held between Commissioner Stuart M. Hodgson, Chief Alex Arrowmaker, and Members of the Legislative Assembly, Thomas H. Butters and Richard Whitford concerning the development plans for Snare Lakes.
Recordings of meetings held between Commissioner Stuart M. Hodgson, Chief Alex Arrowmaker, and Members of the Legislative Assembly, Thomas H. Butters and Richard Whitford concerning the development plans for Snare Lakes.
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.
Much of the accession is currently unidentified. Some of the identified reels of film concern events in the Northwest Territories, such as the Commissioner's tour of the central arctic, 1970 Arctic Winter Games, Caribou Carnival in Yellowknife, Camp Unity and a Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) production on whaling in the north.
Recording of lectures by Francois Paulette, a hunter and trapper from Fort Smith and Chief of the Fort Smith Dene Band, on "Dene Culture and Spirituality." Mary Firth on her life experiences and those of her parents.
In December 1979, George Calef, part of the Government of the Northwest Territories Game Branch lectured ["Science History and All That" series] on the topic of caribou. 1:12:07
In February 1980, Dr. Walter O. Kupsh lectured ["Science History and All That" series] on the topic of "Discovery and Mining of Uranium." Dr. Kupsh, a member of the Carruthers Commission from 1965-1966, also served as a member of the Science Advisory Board. 1:22:50
In September 1980, Constable M.J. (Joe) Olsen lectured ["Science History and All That" series] on the topic of the "St. Roch." Joe Olsen was a crewmember of the "St. Roch" in the 1920s. 1:05:19
Photographer and historian Richard Finnie lectured ["Science History and All That" series] on "The Truth about the Canol Project". Richard Finnie was employed as the northern advisor and historian to the United States Army Engineers constructing the Canol Project from 1940-1942. 1:05:17
In January 1981, Doug Heard of the NWT Wildlife Services lectured ["Science History and All That" series] on "Caribou: Sex and Death Where the Nights are Long". 1:05:24
In February of 1981, Dr. Otto Schaefer lectured ["Science History and All That" series] on "Native Food Resources and Traditional Dietary Habits: Their Value from a Nutritional and Medical Viewpoint and the Effect on the Health Picture of Native Populations Observed Consequent to Rapid Change of their Traditional Dietary Habits." Dr. Schaefer was a physician in Aklavik, Pangnirtung and the Yukon prior to founding the Northern Medical Research Unit in Edmonton. 1:05:33
In April 1981, Anne Gunn lectured ["Science History and All That" series] on "Men and Musk ox". Anne Gunn, a member of the Canada Wildlife Service from 1973 to 1978, joined the NWT Wildlife Service in 1978. 00:39:47
A Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre interview with Mabel Braathen conducted on June 26, 1979. Mabel (nee Loutitt) Braathen was born at Fort Resolution in 1919 and was a long time resident of Yellowknife.
A lecture given by former bush pilot Punch Dickins at the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre in September 1979. (See also N-1992-120.)
A Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre interview with Dr. A.W. Jolliffe conducted on December 5, 1979. Dr. Fred Jolliffe was a geologist involved in the geological surveys of the 1930s, during which time gold was discovered in the Yellowknife area.
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 continues discussing the traditional place names of rivers and bodies of water in the Fort Franklin [Deline] area.