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1982-84 (Creation)
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This item is a recording of an interview conducted by George Simeon in 1982-1984 with George Washington Porter. In this recording, Porter discusses his life as a boy whaling with his father, and his travels as a young man working on ship and traveling to places such as Seatle, Washington; Havana, Cuba; Jamaica, and Siberia. Porter also discuses his time in the American army during WW1 and his travels to California, Virginia and New Jersey. He accounts his experience when the Armistice was signed. Porter knew Arctic explorer and ethnologist, Vilhjalmur Stefansson and talks about what he remembers about him. Porter also discusses the difference between Inuit in Alaska and Inuit in Siberia including the different styles of clothing, dog sledding, and homes.
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Original version: sound cassette
Back up copy: CD-R .wav format
Reference copy: Online
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Access restricted under the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act.
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CREDIT: NWT Archives/Simeon, George/N-1992-173: 0001
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Copyright held by the Government of the Northwest Territories.