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The tents and residents of Aklavik, Northwest Territories.

A man works with a massive wooden mechanism, used to press furs into bales for trade.

The graves of Eliza Simon and Edouard Simon, in the graveyard at Fort Good Hope, Northwest Territories. Edouard's marker reads 'enfant de E. Simon et de Josephine Simon decede le sept novembre 1911 a l'age de deux ans'.

The grave of Marie Fischer, identified as the wife of Charles Gaudet, in the Gaudet plot in the Fort Good Hope cemetery, Northwest Territories. She lived from 1841-1914; Miriam Green Ellis' inclusion of her birth name could suggest she knew her prior…

A man stands at the riverbank accompanied by a skinny horse and a dog. This horse is said to be the only one north of Fort Smith, Northwest Territories.

A portrait of a Fort Norman man, McCleary. Originally from Pittsburg, McCleary suffered from gangrene during a particularly long, hard and isolated winter and was forced to amputate his own toes with a jackknife. He survived alone for over four…

Supply caches at Fort Norman, Northwest Territories. The structures have been built off the ground to keep them out of reach of animals. The closest cache includes a dogsled for winter transportation.

The community of Fort Norman, Northwest Territories.

A portrait of the Sister of the Catholic Mission at Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories, in charge of the Operating Room. A ghosting effect is evident in the doorway where someone has walked into the photo shoot, while the Sister's face has blurred…

The operating room of the Catholic mission at Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories.