Portrait of Alikomiak

Portrait of Alikomiak

Nineteen-year-old Inuit man convicted of murder

Portrait of a young Inuit man, Alikomiak. He was arrested, along with fellow Inuit hunter Tatimagana, for the murder of four Inuit at Coronation Gulf in 1921. Alikomiak shot and killed an RCMP officer, W.A. Doak, and an employee of the Hudson's Bay Company, Otto Binder, while in custody at Tree River. Both Alikomiak and Tatimagana were sentenced to death by hanging.

This magic lantern slide has been hand-coloured, and is also available as a photo print in Miriam Green Ellis' photo album.

Miriam Green Ellis

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glass slide