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:
An umiak is an Inuit skin boat.Highlights submissions by children and youth including songs, poetry, drawings, and letters to the Prime Minister regarding inequities in child welfare, education, and health for First Nations children and youth.
Originally published in 1921. This version transcribed, curated and with additions. The author was the Indian Agent for the "Blood and Peigan" Indians from 1898 to 1911.
Compilation of primary sources.
A transcript of Olivia Ikey's introduction at the 2019 Inuit Studies Conference 2019.
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