Residents gathering for a hearing of the Carrothers Commission at Rae, N.W.T. which was studying the future directions of government in the Northwest Territories.
Discussion with Jimmy Robertson and Fred (no last name given) about their lives, especially fishing trips and modes of transportation. No date given, probably in the 1970's.
Discussion of the connection between Canada's native communities and Scotland; the Scottish background of many native families. Discussion of transportation by York boat. No date given, probably in the 1970's.
Consists of an interview with George First Rider where he tells the story of a medicine man named Bear Hat (later renamed Curlew). He tells how Bear Hat was revived after serious injury and how Bear Hat healed a young man wounded in a battle.