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A group of Slavie First Nation women and children, pictured at Providence, Northwest Territories.

Two Slavie First Nations women at Providence, Northwest Territories, the younger of whom carries a small child in a sling on her back. They may represent three generations of the same family. This image is also represented among Miriam Green Ellis'…

A First Nations family, pictured in camp. Miriam Green Ellis' caption draws particular attention to the infant held in a red velvet moss bag.

The Catholic mission at Providence, Northwest Territories, pictured from the street.

A group photo in front of the Catholic mission at Providence, Northwest Territories. The group includes the First Nations children resident at the mission, segregated by gender, and the priests and nuns running it.

The Mother Provincial, Sister Ste. Rose and two unnamed Sisters, pictured next to some of the First Nations children of the Catholic mission at Providence, Northwest Territories.

Freight piled on the shore, freshly unloaded from a steam wheeler, at Providence, Northwest Territories.

The operating room of the Catholic mission at Fort Simpson, 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…

First Nations parents and other family members in the audience of a school concert at the Catholic mission at Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories.