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A First Nations family, posing next to their tepee. The ubiquitous camp dogs occupy the foreground.

A group of First Nations, posing with Bishop Emile Grouard before the community of Fort Chipewyan, Alberta. Bishop Grouard spent the first thirteen years of his missionary career, the period from 1862-1875, at Fort Chipewyan.

A First Nations woman tends the cookpot at Fort Chipewyan, Alberta. This image is also represented among Miriam Green Ellis' hand-coloured magic lantern slides.

First Nations boys, pictured in the meal hall of the Catholic mission at Fort Resolution, Northwest Territories.

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

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.

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.