The collection consists primarily of slides taken by Helene Caufield during her time working as a nurse stationed in the Northwest Territories. Photograph locations include: Aklavik, Fort McPherson, Reindeer Station, Inuvik, Fort Simpson, and Yellowknife. Topics include scenery and community views, Anglican churches, hospitals, and hostels, students and patients, and activities including sewing, harvesting ice, making dryfish, picnics, and walks. The collection also includes a portrait of Helene during her training and a two page list of photograph captions.
Caufield, HeleneItem consists of one 54 page self-published memoir, "Through Dr. Jarman's eyes - going north in 1956: featuring Dr. Ernie Jarman's photographs and slides of Fort Rae and surrounding area, Northwest Territories, Canada" by Dr. Ernie Jarman and Marney Jarman Bethell. The text includes many black and white and colour photographs taken in Fort Rae [Behchoko] detailing Dr. Jarman's work at the Faraud hospital from 1954-1956, as well as family and community life.
Images show people, events and places from the following communities: Rae (Behchoko), Coppermine (Kugluktuk), Holman (Ulukhaktok), Spence Bay (Taloyoak), Gjoa Haven, Cambridge Bay, Lac La Martre (Whati), Yellowknife, Fort Simpson, and bush camps.
Rhys-Jones, WynRecords include photographs of school children having a picnic outside of the school in Fort Good Hope. The photos were taken in 1959. One of the photographs shows an unidentified woman setting up an x-ray machine outside of the school building. The photographs were taken by Monica MacDonald who was a teacher in Fort Good Hope.
This accession consists of one colour photograph of Father Rene Fumoleau, O.M.I. having an x-ray taken at Fort Good Hope.
Records include photographs of Mary Murphy, who was the matron nurse at the Red Cross Hospital in Yellowknife from 1947 to 1959.
Murphy, Mary CraigThe videos are entitled 'Nurse'. Produced by Goldi Productions in 1986, each of the videos contains four one minute spots. One of the videos in is English, the other two are in Inuktitut and Slavey respectively.
Registered Nurses of Association of the Northwest Territories and NunavutRecords were collected by Prof. F.H. Silversides, inlcuding three issues of a newsletter, "The Capsule", published by the NWT Hospital Association. Issues received are: Vol 6 # 3 - 1978, and Vol 7 # 1 & 2 - 1979. Records also include two unpublished reports: the first by A.M. Ervin of the Department of Anthropogy, U. of Saskatchewan, "Preliminary Notes Toward a Research Proposal on the Relationships of Culture, Death, Illness and Medicine in the Canadian Arctic". The second by John O'Neil, titled "A Preliminary Working Paper Towards a Research Proposal for the Master's Thesis in Anthropology".
This accession consists of three black and white photographs of Yellowknife showing part of the Con Mine camp (:0001), the Yellowknife Hotel (:0002), and the hospital (:0003).
This accession consists of one black and white negative of the opening of Stanton Yellowknife Hospital in 1966. People identified in the photograph are David Searle, David Emery, Ivar Johnson, Karl Lust, John Winter, Opal Cook, Bill Case, John Parker, George Curley and Roy Beduz.
Parker, John HavelockThis accession consists of a photograph of the Anglican All Saints Hospital in Aklavik.
Records consist of files relating to the Informatics Strategic Plan, an agreement with the federal government regarding the disclosure of personal information, and steering committee files related to both telehealth and e-health (electronic health) initiatives.
Northwest Territories. Department of Health and Social Services (1995-present)Records include the chronos of Ministers J. Michael Miltenberger (September-October 2011) and Tom Beaulieu (November 2011-September 2012), as well as the chronos of Deputy Ministers Paddy Meade (January-September 2011) and Debbie DeLancey (October 2011-April 2012).
Northwest Territories. Department of Health and Social Services. DirectorateRecords include an Inuktitut version of a Handbook for Interpreters in Health. The handbook is geared towards medical interpreters and health care workers and contains information for interpreters to assist them in communicating with patients on health related issues.
Northwest Territories. Department of Health. Health Promotion and Education divisionRecords include two Deputy Minister Committee files, one related to the Territorial Support Network and one to Electronic Medical Records. Records also include the chronos of Minister Sandy Lee (December 2010 - March 2011) and Minister J. Michael Miltenberger (April 2011 - August 2011).
Northwest Territories. Department of Health and Social Services. DirectorateRecords include an annual report, legislation files, and self-government files. The annual report is from the Fort Smith Health and Social Services Authority. The legislation files include details regarding the drug interchangeability formulary, grandfathering under the Social Workers Act, and a discussion paper related to the Health and Social Services Professions Act. The self-government files document the role of the Department of Health and Social Services in self-government negotiations, including but not limited to presentations given by the department during self-government discussions, and actions taken by the department related to implementation of the Tlicho Final Agreement.
Northwest Territories. Department of Health and Social Services. Policy, Legislation and Communications divisionRecords include correspondence and a discussion paper that summarize issues with the Government of Canada during this time. Also included are high-level contribution agreements with the federal government.
Records consist of contribution administration files related to wellness promotion, primarily under the following federally-funded programs: Aboriginal Diabetes Initiative (ADI), Brighter Futures, First Nations and Inuit Home and Community Care, National Aboriginal Youth Suicide Prevention Strategy (NAYSPS), and National Native Alcohol and Drug Abuse Program (NNADAP).
Records consist of contribution administration files related to wellness promotion, including some under the federally-funded Aboriginal Diabetes Initiative (ADI) and Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program (CPNP).
Records include the chronos of Minister Sandy Lee and Deputy Minister Paddy Meade, as well as Senior Management Committee (SMC) and Joint Senior Management Committee (JSMC) files.
Northwest Territories. Department of Health and Social Services. Directorate