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Two priests and an Inuit man pose in the frame of the All Saints Anglican Church, under construction in Aklavik, Northwest Territories.

An Inuit couple, Billy Kemitsema and Mona Kemitsema, pose with two Anglican priests, Reverend E. Hester and Bishop Lucas. According to Miriam Green Ellis, Billy was Mr. Hester's assistant, and Mona was the niece of Mrs. Stefansson.

An unidentified woman poses with a group of Inuit in Aklavik, Northwest Territories.

An elderly couple of the Loucheux First Nation sit watching the boats come in at Fort McPherson, Northwest Territories. They have come faithfully for years, despite his blindness. This image is also represented among Miriam Green Ellis' hand-coloured…

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…

A man works with a massive wooden mechanism, used to press furs into bales for trade.

An Inuit toddler stands at his or her mother's feet, posed to show a finely crafted caribou leather coat.

A First Nations woman, photographed while preparing a caribou hide.

Two Loucheux women, pictured at Fort McPherson, Northwest Territories. This image is also represented among Miriam Green Ellis' hand-coloured magic lantern slides.

A group of Loucheux First Nations, pictured at Fort MacPherson, Northwest Territories. This image is also represented among Miriam Green Ellis' hand-coloured magic lantern slides.