2 Eskimo Children
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Author/Creator
R.J. Billyard (photographer)
Description
Two Inuit children posing outdoors for camera.
Historical note:
Joan Beatty was the first Aboriginal woman elected to the Saskatchewan Legislature. Prior to this Beatty had a career in journalism and production, as well as management at SaskTel.Historical note:
Robinson Lyndhurst Wadmore, who was born in England in 1855, entered the Canadian forces as a lieutenant in 1883 and served with the Royal Canadian Regiment during the Northwest Resistance of 1885. Wadmore became a colonel in 1910. He died in Victoria, BC, in 1955.Historical note:
An umiak is an Inuit skin boat.Identifies and describes archival collections in North America that hold primary material relating to the site.
Several letters to the editor commenting on various Indigenous health initiatives taking place in Australia.
Comments on four letters containing new information regarding a group of five Inuit who travelled to England from Labrador in the 18th century. The four letters discussed are included.