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Arctic Myths and Magic

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Brian Bergman
Maclean's , vol. 109, no. 15, April 08, 1996, p. 75
Description
Looks at the life and writings of Michael Arvaarluk Kusugak, the author of children's stories from an Inuit perspective.
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Breaking Ice: Renewable Resource and Ocean Management in the Canadian North

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Heather Myers
Helen Fast
Mina Kislalioglu Berkes
Fikret Berkes
Shirley Thompson ... [et al.]]
Description
Plain language version of Breaking Ice: Renewable Resource and Ocean Management in the Canadian North edited by Fikret Berkes, Rob Huebert, Helen Fast, Micheline Manseau, and Alan Diduck.
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Building an Igloo

Images » Photographs
Description
An Inuit man poses in front of an Igloo he is building in the vicinity of Churchill, Manitoba circa the late 1920s, early 1930s.
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Carved From the Land: The Eskimo Museum Collection

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Jeanne L'Espérance
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 10, no. 2, Summer, 1995, pp. 40-43
Description
Book review of: Carved From the Land by Lorraine E. Brandson. Entire issue on one pdf. To access issue, scroll to page 40.
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A Community Development Project Among the Churchill Band at Churchill, Manitoba / September 1959 - March 1960 - Walter M. Hlady. - Report. - December 1960.

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Walter M. Hlady
Description
Report on the feasibility of applying community development principles to the problems of the Churchill Band of Chipewyan Indians located in the Churchill, MB area. Aspects needing improvement according to the report are employment placement, band government, and animal hide tanning.
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A Cree chief and nine other Aboriginal men

Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Seymour's Studio
Description
A photograph of a Cree chief and his Split Lake canoemen with Harris Leech, K.C. of Winnipeg during a trek of officials to Churchill, Manitoba, organized by the Hudson Bay Route Association (a.k.a. On-to-the-Bay Association)
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Environment and Economic Development: Co-Managing a National Park While Stimuling Community Development in Churchill (MB)

Alternate Title
Environment and Economic Development: Co-Managing a National Park While Stimulating Community Development in Churchill (MB)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Thibault Martin
Lisa Falvo
Mike Chotka
Description
Examines the differing opinions on the efficiency of the co-management structure and the tensions that exist regarding the impact of the park on community development.
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"Eskimo Camp Churchill"

Images » Photographs
Description
An Inuit camp near Churchill, Manitoba circa 1930. A canvas tent and a husky are visible.
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A Flint Site in Northernmost Manitoba

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
J. L. Giddings
American Antiquity, vol. 21, no. 3, January 1956, pp. 255-268
Description
Compares flint implements found at this site with those from circumpolar sites.
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Hudson's Bay Company postcard : "His Majesty's Northern Subjects"

Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Hudson's Bay Company
Description
Hudson's Bay Company postcard featuring Inuit carrying goods ashore. Caption on back reads: "At Hudson's Bay Company posts in the Eastern Arctic supplies come only once a year. The Eskimos help carry cases of goods ashore, and load the Nascopie with the winter's fur catch". Also includes inscription which reads: "Churchill 1948. Bought this card in Churchill" and "Nascopie founded 1907".
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Indians-North America

Archival » Archival Items
Description
File Containing an Indian Affairs Branch booklets entitled "Indians of Ontario" and "Indians of Quebec and the Maritime Provinces", the Royal Bank of Canada Monthly Letter, "Canada's Native People", a Supreme Court of Canada Ruling "The Queen vs. George", an announcement of changes in the Indian Act, the Tiaga Times, and documents relating to public works in Churchill, MB.
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An Interview with Moses Neepin

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lily Wolkes
Greg Thomas
Manitoba History, no. 5, Spring, 1983, p. [?]
Description
Synthesis of two interviews conducted with a longtime resident of Churchill, Manitoba.
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Inuk Family - Postcard.

Images » Photographs
Description
An Inuk couple with three children at Hudson's Bay Mission pose for the camera; outdoor scene.
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Progressive Conservative Party - Policy Recommendations-Manitoba MPs

Documents & Presentations
Description
File contains correspondence on policy recommendations to Prime Minister Diefenbaker from Manitoba MPs following his election victory. Includes a letter from MP Robert "Bud" Simpson of the Churchill Constituency in which he states that First Nations problems must be dealt with immediately by the government. Also includes a letter from Walter Dinsdale, Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Veterans Affairs, offering his views on what the government should do to improve the situation facing Canada's First Nations.
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Ron Nadeau, Native Communications Inc.

Documents & Presentations
Description
File contains a presentation by Mr. Ron Nadeau of Native Communications Inc. Nadeau discusses the history of his organization and the importance of Aboriginal broadcasting, government funding, broadcasting in the Cree language, and their relationship with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Following the presentation is a discussion between Nadeau and Commissioner Blakeney and Paul Chartrand on broadcasting in northern Manitoba and Saskatchewan.
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A Short Story About The Harpoons

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Evang Aggark
Inuktitut, no. 93, 2003, pp. 18-[?]
Description
Brief description of musical group based in Churchill, Manitoba during 1966-1968.
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Some Natives of Churchill

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Cynthia Scott
Description
Documentary film narrated by local inhabitants that stayed even after the town's boom was over. Duration: 27:21.
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