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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.

Oil well at Fort Norman (now Norman Wells), Northwest Territories.

Tents belonging to the Slavie First Nation at Fort Norman (now Norman Wells), 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…

Tobacco, hung to dry over a stovepipe in the First Nations camp at Fort Norman (now Norman Wells), Northwest Territories.

Two First Nations women, one of whom holds the hand of a toddler, pose next to a number of skins drying on racks at Fort Norman (now Norman Wells), Northwest Territories.

A First Nations women cares for her children within the family's tent at Fort Norman, Northwest Territories. A newborn baby sleeps in a makeshift hammock hanging from the roof support. This image is also represented among Miriam Green Ellis'…

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.

A communion service at the Anglican mission at Fort Norman (now Norman Wells), Northwest Territories. The congregation members shown are from the local First Nations community.

The community of Fort Norman, Northwest Territories.