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[Man in the process of performing the Alaskan High Kick. Photographer: Darrin Ouelette]

[Participant in the Alaskan High Kick looks up. Photographer: Darrin Oullette]

[Participant performs the Alaskan High Kick. Photographer: Darrin Oullette]

[Participant performs the Alaskan High Kick. Photographer: Darrin Oulette]

[Albert Canadien]

This item is a transcript of an interview of Albert Canadien recorded on October 20, 2003 by Pat Braden. Items 0006 and 0007 comprise the sound recording of this interview. Topics discussed include early musical influences, playing in a band at Akaitcho Hall, at summer job camps, and in southern Canada, touring the United States as a member of the Chieftones, other musicians who were active at the time, and his later musical activities.

This item is the first part of a two-part interview of Albert Canadien recorded on October 20, 2003 by Pat Braden. The interview also includes item 0007 and has a transcript in file 1-1. Topics discussed in this part include early musical influences, playing in a band at Akaitcho Hall, at summer job camps, in southern Canada, and touring the United States as a member of the Chieftones.

This item is the second part of a two-part interview of Albert Canadien recorded on October 20, 2003 by Pat Braden. The interview also includes item 0006 and has a transcript in file 1-1. Topics discussed in this part include touring with the Chieftones, other musicians who were active at the time, and his later musical activities.

Albert Faillie [Faille, carrying large bundle, with barge in background]

The textual records consist of correspondence with Albert Faille's son, a Nahanni Safaris brochure, and certificates belonging to Albert Faille. The photographs include images of the Nahanni Region, Albert Faille, Jean and Hal Bennett and Faille's son.

Transcripts of an interview with Albert Felix Lafferty, conducted by Tom Kakfwi for the Metis Heritage Association. Includes life story.

This is an interview of Albert Jewel recorded in January 1977 in Fort Smith by John Evans. The original source item is side A of a 60 minute audio cassette. There is a transcript available in file N-1992-084: 2-4

This item consists of an interview conducted by Tom Kakfwi in Fort Good Hope as part of the 1992 Metis Heritage Project. The original source item is side A of a 60 minute audio cassette. The interview is with Albert Felix Lafferty, born March 11, 1906. His father was Boniface Lafferty from Red River/St. Boniface and his mother was Madeleine Bouvier. There were 10 children in his family, 7 boys and 3 girls. Albert’s grandfather came north with the Hudson’s Bay Company. Albert was born in Fort Nelson, where his father had a store. The family moved to Fort Wrigley when he was five years old, then to Fort Providence. Albert was educated at Fort Providence, up to Grade 8. His first three years of instruction were all in French. He also had to do a lot of chores at school. Childhood entertainments included sledding and snaring rabbits, with bows and arrows for toys. As an adult, Albert spent some time in the bush, as well as working for the HBC and Northern Traders. The interviewer asks Albert about how things were in the old days in contrast to the present day, in particular about money, light sources, houses, stoves, bathrooms, water, groceries, entertainment, employment, education, social services, and travel.

The file consists of the transcript of an oral history interview with Albert Lafferty on March 23, 1977 in Fort Good Hope. The interviewer is Joanne Overvold.
Interview notes from 1992 Index: Albert was born in Fort Nelson in 1906. His father was Boniface Lafferty. ·His grandfather was Louison Lafferty. Catherine Bouvier was his maternal grandmother (Beaulieu and Bouvier on Albert's mother's side and Lafferty on his dad's side). " ... and they all came from the same place, Manitoba. And my dad told me that Louis Riel was related to my dad on his (dad's/ mother's?) side. " [Al:] " ... I don't know if my grandfather Lafferty brought his family when he moved first to Fort Rae. [Jo:] Louison Lafferty di . [Al:] His first name was Lenoir, his original name was Lenoir he changed it Laferte as French. [Jo:] With an accent.
[Al:] Yeah and later on the Irishman spelled it Irish, it's not right should be Laferte, cuz there were lots of Laferte's in Fort Rae." Albert first was married to Monique Ritay [Ritias] in 1933. She died in 1938 from TB. They had no children. He then married Elizabeth Barnaby.
Story about how Little Chicago got its name. "They told me there was 3 hunters staying in a shack, long time ago. It was a long winter and they didn't get around along, they would argue and get into a fight. That's how it got its name and so they called it little Chicago."