Economy by John Sutherland

Transportation by barge by Edmond Edwards

Working on a barge by John Kataquapit

... floor. Here three babies in traditional tikinagans take part in a church service. Tags Winter, Tikinagans, Family, Girl, European, Missionaries & Children, Modern Houses, Church, Christmas, Moosonee ...

Description: The Catholic Church and buildings forming the early beginnings of downtown Moosonee. TAGS Summer, Villages, Church, Moosonee

Description: Father Bilodeau and Catholic sisters in Moose Factory. Likely arriving from Moosonee or preparing to cross from Moose Factory to Moosonee. Tags Summer, Woman, Groups of People, Man, Canoe, ...

Description: A small schooner used in James Bay to travel the coasts delivering supplies and ferrying passengers. Tags Fall, Groups of People, Sailboat, Moosonee

Description: A view of the Catholic Church in Moosonee. The Catholic Church had a large congregation of Catholic Crees that emigrated from Attawapiskat and Fort Albany to find work in early 1900s. Tags ...

Description: A Catholic priest with a group of children. Most likely in either Moosonee or Moose Factory. Both communities had a Catholic Church. Tags Spring Ice Break, Groups of People, Man, Woman, ...

Description: A popular form of winter transportation in the James Bay region from 1950s to 1970s. The Churches, the hospital, Indian Affairs and the RCMP all used these snowmobiles to transport people, ...

Description: An aerial view, likely taken from a helicopter of downtown Moosonee - a town located near to Moose Factory. The Catholic Church can be in the center of the photo. Tags Spring Ice Break, ...

Description: As there were no roads leading north from Moosonee to Fort Albany and the other northern communities. Tractor trains were used to haul fuel, building materials and other goods to Fort Albany, ...

Description: A Catholic service in Moosonee in 1948. The congregation is comprised of Cree women in traditional shawls and non-Cree people. Cree adults often took part in services as lay readers and ...

Description: Catholic Priests in Moosonee in 1948 pose for a photo with many Cree people and children. Tags Summer, Groups of People, Church, Missionaries & Children, Moosonee

Description: One of the first hospitals built in Moosonee in 1955. Tags Summer, Hospitals, Moosonee

Description: A rear view of the Catholic Church in Moosonee and Cree children walking in the foreground. Tags Summer, Groups of People, Church, Moosonee

Description: A group of people gathered on the shore. Cree people often celebrated and camped near the river banks during summertime to celebrate, feast and play games after arriving from their winter ...

Description: A postcard depicting a Christian priest with aboriginal images to show that the integration of Christianity with aboriginal peoples. Tags Church, Moosonee, Art

Description: A mid-1900s school in Moosonee. Throughout the 1900s in Moosonee, the Catholic Church established a Catholic Public School. Today, in Moosonee, many Cree people attend Catholic Church services ...

Description: Various small sailboats and boats at the dock in Moosonee in 1955. These vessels served the James Bay coastal communities and were a valuable link to goods, services and communications with ...