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Caption Source: Bill Addison because we ran out of tape & time (at I am) before Charlie could
describe it.
Photographer: unknown
WDA's Comments, 2014 Mar 04: Persons unknown to me.

The file consists of a draft briefing binder for transition to the 17th Legislative Assembly. The binder includes a fiscal scan, information on the public service, social policy issues, postsecondary education, training and the workforce, housing issues, mental health and addictions, health and social services system sustainability and reform, effective social responses to crime, French and Aboriginal language plans, economic growth strategy, energy, devolution, land issues, infrastructure issues, Inuvik/Tuktoyaktuk Highway, outstanding claims, aboriginal rights, and self-government implementation, relationship with the Federal Government, pan-Territorial/pan-Arctic agenda, and fiscal strategy.

The file consists of a draft briefing binder for transition to the 17th Legislative Assembly. The binder includes overviews of each of the GNWT's departments.

Anna's Photo Description: Anna Lindberg, Jim [surname unknown], Mrs. Drumming by US Army cabin at Fort Simpson airport, n.d.

Caption Source: Anna Lindberg

Photographer: unknown

WDA's Comments, 2014 Mar. 10: Anna could not remember Jim's surname.

When the US Army built Fort Simpson Airport in 1942-43 they built log cabins for living in rather than use their tents. Charlie Hansen and Milt Campbell describe this in their interviews and both have photos of these buildings in nearly new condition.

Caption Source: Bill Addison because we ran out of tape & time (at 1 am) before Charlie could
describe it.
Photographer: unknown
WDA's Comments, 2014 Feb 04: The Roman Catholic Church owned this Bellanca through
RC Episcopal Corporation of the Mackenzie. Bishop Gabriel Breynat of Fort Smith had a Waco
ZQC-6 registered in his own name from Mar. 08, 1937 to Nov 18, 1939 (Ellis, J.R., Canadian
Civil Aircraft Registry). The Bellanca 31-42 Pacemaker in this photo was owned by the RC
Episcopal Corp. of the Mackenzie from July 03, 1939 until August 23, 1940. In his book,
(Flying Bishop, 50 years in the Canadian Far North, Burns, 1955.) Breynat mentions both
planes, but he seems not to have flown them himself. He calls this plane Sancta Maria in the
book but Santa Maria is the name painted on the plane in the photo. The spread out engine cover
indicates that a gas burning pot (stove) or pots is under heating the engine for an easier start.
The person with the Thermos is probably Nora McKay based on a comparison to her in Photo
41.

[Dettah (frames 1-8), Kaw Tay Whee School, children, students, teachers, birthday party, Lee Selleck (frames 10-12, 18), Dan Mandin? (frames 13, 16, 18-20)]

Caption Source: taken from typed caption sheet in Bill Cormack's photo album

Photographer: unknown

WDA's Comments, 2013 Oct. 12: This photo is scary. Will this Fairchild FC-2W2 be able to take off with slush-ice running in the river? The wings and tail would have to be thoroughly cleaned of all snow and ice before a takeoff could be attempted. Somebody is pushing the limits being on floats in this country at the end of October, especially in 1938, before the age of significant global warming.

Milt Campbell's Audio Caption for photo: 18. This here is just like going home. This is Bennett Creek taken from up near the head. As you can see I'm up on a high ridge to the to the left of the creek going up and you can see the mountains on the far side and in later years the tungsten mine was located way up the valley.

Photographer: Milton J. Campbell

WDA's Comments, 2013 Sep 11: Milt has mistaken the Irvine Creek trough for the Flat River valley leading up to Tungsten. At one point the upper South Nahanni flowed down the Irvine Creek trough across the photo from right to left in today's Flat River valley and over into the Liard River drainage.

Cold air, being more dense than warmer air, drained down into the valley bottoms. Animals such as moose knew this very well and they positioned themselves in the forest toward the top of the treed valley sides. Gus Kraus describes having to learn to hunt moose up higher where the air was slightly warmer. The country near treeline is prime marten habitat and therefore prime trapping country.

[meal, Georges Erasmus, Nick Sibbeston, Indigenous women, Jenny Beck (frames 12, 25), Anne Enge (frame 17), Mary Jane Edjericon (frames 10-13A), Edith Josie (frames 32-33), Chief Cece McCauley (Inuvik, frame 11), Cindy Gilday (frame 13), Mary Jane Goulet (frame 18A), Addy Tobac (frame 16), Margaret Cook (frames 21, 33), meeting]

Caption on back of photo: "#18. 1941 Pump working nicely. Creek at left is quite dry. Force of water in flume is such as to sweep one off his feet if not grasping some strong support. Bill Clark."

Caption Source: Bill Clark

Photographer: Carl Falcon

WDA's Comments, 2013 Jul 10: The bottom end of the flume before its canvas was removed. Before they left, the bulkhead was dynamited out to allow Bennett Creek to return to its natural course in the hopes of keeping the flume intact for possible future work. They never came back. Heavy fall rains produced turbulence and spray which froze over everything. Note the sluice box on the left of flume. Just enough water was diverted into the sluice box to operate it. Jean Dumont is standing at the head of the sluice box.

Caption Source: Bill Addison because we ran out of tape & time (at 1 am) before Charlie could
describe it.
Photographer: unknown
WDA's Comments, 2014 Mar 04: Persons unknown to me.

The file consists of one piece of correspondence with the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development on land claims.

Caption Source: Bill Addison because we ran out of tape & time (at 1 am) before Charlie could
describe it
Photographer: unknown
WDA's Comments, 2014 Mar 04: Persons unknown to me.

[Yellowknife, Native Communications Society, recording studio, Cathy Marlowe, Stephanie Marlowe, children, Caribou Carnival, nail driving contest, snowman mascot, cotton candy, Muriel Betsina, pillow fighting, dog, one-foot high kick, rope climbing, dancing, fiddler Angus Beaulieu, guitarist Cecil Lafferty, guitarist Leandre Beaulieu (frames 6-7), guitarist Tony Buggins]

[Yellowknife (frames 14-19), hockey teams, Fort Resolution (frames 20-21), interior of new log community hall, Yellowknife (frames 2-5), craft store, yarn]

[Jean Marie River, children, views of community, Maurice Sanguez at Dan Payne's place (frame 5), Betty Sake (frame 7), dancing, Elder, dog, Arnold Gargan and Kirk Minoza (frame 15A), snowmobile, laundry, toboggan, Jonas Sanguez and Teddy Minoza (frame 16A) taking ice off roof, heavy equipment, Rufus Sanguez (frame 20A), Yellowknife, John Slingerland]

[Yellowknife, Multicultural Fashion Show, Elder, cultural costumes, Metis dancers, First Nations model, doing the limbo, children, Dr. Otto Shaefer Health Resource Centre, Brian Chambers]

[Fort Resolution, 50th anniversary party for Victor and Albina Mandeville, singers, guitarists, children, Elders, band, dancing]

Caption Source: Bill Addison because we ran out of tape & time (at 1 am) before Charlie could
describe it.
Photographer: unknown
WDA's Comments, 2014 Feb 04: unidentified woman. The Roman Catholic Church owned
this Bellanca through RC Episcopal Corporation of the Mackenzie. Bishop Gabriel Breynat of
Fort Smith had a Waco ZQC-6 registered in his own name from Mar. 08, 1937 to Nov 18, 1939
(Ellis, J.R., Canadian Civil Aircraft Registry). The Bellanca 31-42 Pacemaker in this photo was
owned by the RC Episcopal Corp. of the Mackenzie from July 03, 1939 until August 23, 1940.
In his book, (Flying Bishop, 50 years in the Canadian Far North, Burns, 1955.) Breynat
mentions both planes, but he seems not to have flown them himself. He calls this plane Sancta
Maria in the book but Santa Maria is the name painted on the plane in the photo.

Anna's Photo Description: Eric & Edwin Lindberg, Mabel Whitlock at Lindberg Liard R cabin, ca. 1943.

Caption Source: Anna Lindberg

Photographer: unknown

WDA's Comments, 2014 Mar. 10: According to an article in Northern News Services (http://www.nnsl.com/frames/newspapers/2011-05/may12_11lin.html) Edwin was born 1929 Jun 16. In this photo he looks to be 9-10 years old, thus placing this photo in the late 1930s.