Portrait of Alikomiak

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Title

Portrait of Alikomiak

Subject

Alikomiak

Description

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 image is also represented among Miriam Green Ellis' hand-coloured magic lantern slides.

Creator

Miriam Green Ellis

Identifier

Miriam Green Ellis

Original Format

photographic print

Citation

Miriam Green Ellis, “Portrait of Alikomiak,” Bruce Peel Special Collections Library Online Exhibits, accessed June 3, 2025, https://omeka.library.ualberta.ca/items/show/460.

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