First Nations Baby in Hammock

Title

First Nations Baby in Hammock

Subject

'Baby 2 days old in hammock Indian family. Fort Norman.'

Description

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' hand-coloured magic lantern slides.

People

Miriam Green Ellis

Identifier

p046

Original Format

photographic print

Files

p046.jpg

Citation

Miriam Green Ellis, “First Nations Baby in Hammock,” Bruce Peel Special Collections Library Online Exhibits, accessed April 28, 2024, https://omeka.library.ualberta.ca/items/show/443.

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