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Photostory #45: Abitibi Beaver Pays Dividends

Photographer(s)
Hunter, George; Lunney, Gar
Locations
Canada
Quebec (Northern)
Date
February 21, 1956
Subjects
Aboriginal Peoples
First Nations
Wildlife and game
Commercial activity
Natural resources
Animals
Fur
Environment and ecology

Photostory #277: Ilkalupik: King of the Arctic

Photographer(s)
Gilliat, Rosemary
Locations
Canada
Arctic
Date
January 24, 1961
Subjects
Aboriginal Peoples
Inuit
Commercial activity
Natural resources
Fishing
Commercial activity
Food and beverage
Commercial activity
Manufacturing
Food
Wildlife and game
Children

Photostory #277: Ilkalupik: King of the Arctic

Photographer(s)
Gilliat, Rosemary
Locations
Canada
Arctic
Date
January 24, 1961
Subjects
Aboriginal Peoples
Inuit
Commercial activity
Natural resources
Fishing
Commercial activity
Food and beverage
Commercial activity
Manufacturing
Food
Wildlife and game
Children

Photostory #365: Age-Old Hunt for Fabled Fish of Canada's North: SAPOTIT -- Where The Char Run Big

Photographer(s)
Wilkinson, Doug
Locations
Canada
Northwest Territories [Nunavut]
Pelly Bay [Kugaaruk]
Date
June 2, 1964
Subjects
Aboriginal Peoples
Inuit
Commercial activity
Natural resources
Fishing
Wildlife and game

Photostory #365: Age-Old Hunt for Fabled Fish of Canada's North: SAPOTIT -- Where The Char Run Big

Photographer(s)
Wilkinson, Doug
Locations
Canada
Northwest Territories [Nunavut]
Pelly Bay [Kugaaruk]
Date
June 2, 1964
Subjects
Aboriginal Peoples
Inuit
Commercial activity
Natural resources
Fishing
Wildlife and game

Photostory #254R: Annual Ritual in the Woods

Photographer(s)
Lund, Chris; Malak
Locations
Date
March 22, 1960
Subjects
Commercial activity
Natural resources
Agriculture
Maple syrup
Children
Aboriginal Peoples
First Nations
Environment and ecology

Photostory #476A: Big, Two-Pronged Mineral Hunt: Up North -- Where the Action Is

Photographer(s)
Grant, Ted
Locations
Canada
Arctic
Date
August 31, 1968
Subjects
Commercial activity
Natural resources
Mining
Commercial activity
Natural resources
Oil
Aboriginal Peoples
First Nations
Aboriginal Peoples
Inuit
Commercial activity
Shipping
Science
Geology

Photostory #476B: In the Canadian Arctic: Multi-Million Dollar Exploration Program

Photographer(s)
Grant, Ted
Locations
Canada
Arctic
Date
August 31, 1968
Subjects
Commercial activity
Natural resources
Mining
Commercial activity
Natural resources
Oil
Aboriginal Peoples
First Nations
Aboriginal Peoples
Inuit
Commercial activity
Shipping
Science
Geology

Photostory #476A: Big, Two-Pronged Mineral Hunt: Up North -- Where the Action Is

Photographer(s)
Grant, Ted
Locations
Canada
Arctic
Date
August 31, 1968
Subjects
Commercial activity
Natural resources
Mining
Commercial activity
Natural resources
Oil
Aboriginal Peoples
First Nations
Aboriginal Peoples
Inuit
Commercial activity
Shipping
Science
Geology

Photostory #476B: In the Canadian Arctic: Multi-Million Dollar Exploration Program

Photographer(s)
Grant, Ted
Locations
Canada
Arctic
Date
August 31, 1968
Subjects
Commercial activity
Natural resources
Mining
Commercial activity
Natural resources
Oil
Aboriginal Peoples
First Nations
Aboriginal Peoples
Inuit
Commercial activity
Shipping
Science
Geology
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