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Tepees belonging to the Cree First Nation, erected at Hobbema for the last Sun Dance of the early 20th Century. Women, children and horses go about their business within the camp.

A wide view of the Cree First Nation's tepees at Hobbema, arranged around a central space.

A Slavie First Nations camp, awaiting treaty money at Providence, Northwest Territories.

Tunnel Book. 13 x 17.5 x 1.5 cm.
N 7433.3 M646 2000 folio

Produced by the Social Credit Women’s Auxiliaries of Alberta, probably around 1947, this book features some Alberta notables, including “Veal Albertan,” “Alberta Stuffed Breast of Veal,” and “Baked Alberta Ham.” The recipe for…

Acquired in honour of Dr Charles Lee

The Art of Swimming was published before the discovery of photography and includes engravings as a means of circulating knowledge. As explained by the subtitle, the book contains "forty proper copper-plate cuts, which represent the different postures…