Caption
A substantial 3-storey brick building in downtown Edmonton reserves its services strictly for an exclusive clientele. The Charles Camsell Hospital was set up in 1946 with the health needs and problems of Canada's Eskimo and Indian population uppermost in mind. Today it has accommodation for over 500 and their facilities are geared to handle everyone from the newborn to the aged. Above 1-year-old Peter Tingmaniak enjoys a swing under the watchful eye of Nurse Onyshko.
Release Date
December 16, 1958
Materials
Typescript with illustrations
Photographers
Lunney, GarCollection
CMCP fonds
Credit Line
Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography fonds, National Gallery of Canada Library and Archives
Caption
Among the hospital's Eskimo patients is Mary Edetoak from Spence Bay. She belongs to one of the few remaining groups who still use tattoo marks; the custom is losing popularity with the younger generations.
Date
October 1, 1958
Accession Number
LAC-NFB86893
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011176882
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Caption
Two-thirds of the hospital's patients suffer from tuberculosis as does the little girl above. In the past decade an intensive health program has succeeded in reducing the T.B. death rate from 579 to fewer than 50 per 100,000.
Date
October 1, 1958
Accession Number
LAC-NFB86898
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011176883
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Caption
The hospital maintains a varied rehabilitation program which includes educational services, and handicraft training. Above, a young Indian girl who has completed her treatment is taken on a shopping tour of local department stores, her first introduction to current fashion styles.
Date
October 1, 1958
Accession Number
LAC-NFB86899
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011176884
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Caption
Nurse Gallagher delights 2 little Eskimo lads with a story about Eskimos. Some members of the staff are themselves of Indian or Eskimo origin.
Date
October 1, 1958
Accession Number
LAC-NFB86900
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011176885
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Caption
There's no shortage of hearty appetites in the tiny tots ward. 93 nurses tend the needs of patients together with a staff of 15 doctors and a dentist. Through a close working arrangement with the Edmonton area the hospital may call on the professional and technical skill of outsiders when necessary to supplement its own highly trained staff and modern facilities.
Date
October 1, 1958
Accession Number
LAC-NFB86901
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011176886
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Photostory #188: Charles Camsell Indian Hospital: For An Exclusive Clientele
Photographers
Maker
National Film Board of Canada
Release Date
December 16, 1958
Collection
CMCP fonds
Credit Line
Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography fonds, National Gallery of Canada Library and Archives
Main Text
A substantial 3-storey brick building in downtown Edmonton reserves its services strictly for an exclusive clientele. The Charles Camsell Hospital was set up in 1946 with the health needs and problems of Canada's Eskimo and Indian population uppermost in mind. Today it has accommodation for over 500 and their facilities are geared to handle everyone from the newborn to the aged. Above 1-year-old Peter Tingmaniak enjoys a swing under the watchful eye of Nurse Onyshko.
