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Description: In many communities, the relationship between church and people was strong. Many missionaries visited Elderly people in their homes to give communion and prayers. Likewise, many Elderly ...
Description: Hudson's Bay Company blacksmith shop in Moose Factory, ON. Moose Factory was at one time in the fur trade the most important post on James Bay.
Tags Winter, Blacksmith, Old Style Houses, ...
Description: A house during winter in Moosonee during the 1900s. The photo shows very few dwellings in the early years.
Tags Winter, Old Style Houses, Village, Moosonee
... and protection against the cold from the ground. A rack made of poles outside was used to hang harvested animals and meat to keep out of reach of martens or foxes during the night.
Tags Winter, Missionaries, ...
Description: A loader pulling a parade float with the traditional Shaaptwaan (long teepee-like structure) constructed on it that was used for cooking and could hold up to two to three families.
Tags Winter, ...
Description: Hunters or trappers at a cabin. A wooden box sled on the right was used to transport goods, people and pulled by the introduction snowmobiles. Snowmobiles began to replace the dog team and ...
Description: Two tractors moving a house on skids during winter. The river ice usually froze well beyond a thickness to allow it to withstand any cracking or breaking.
Tags Winter, Snowmobile, Old Style ...
Description: Scaffolding on the face of a building could be the construction of a new building at the Catholic mission to replace the one that was destroyed by a fire.
Tags Summer, Construction, Hosp ...
Description: An old style house built from local logs sits alone in a clearing.
Tags Summer, Old Style Houses
Description: Older experienced men, middle-aged men and young boys often worked along side the Catholic priests in construction and repairing of buildings. Without local Cree physical labour, workmanship, ...
Description: Three people outside of a house either piling logs or cutting wood.
Tags Winter, Man, Old Style Houses
Description: Three men work outside in winter splitting logs for construction purposes. The logs are piled standing up against each other to prevent them from freezing to the ground in winter (right side ...
Description: Young Cree women, boys and girls in front of tent. One young boy holds a bow and arrow no longer used by Cree people with the introduction of the gun. By the early 1900s, most boys owned ...
... cold. Another advantage of moccasins was their very light quality, unlike heavy rubber snow boots. Wearing moccasins made working outside and moving around easier.
Tags Winter, Man, European, Tract ...
Description: A man in the winter snow leading a cow and sled with a load of logs either used for fire wood, cooking or building material. In the background, possibly a Cree man, his snowshoes in the snow, ...
Description: A great example of Cree men hunting in a large canoe with a small sail to take advantage of wind power. One Cree man holds up a harvested goose or duck, while another Cree man in the front ...
Description: Two men till and work the boreal soil with a cow pulling a plough. Working the land in the northern communities was likely very difficult as the land had to be cleared, the summer was short ...
Friday, May 28, 2010
“... we have sold ourselves into a fast food model of education. And it’s impoverishing our spirit and our energies as much as fast food is depleting our physical bodies.” – Sir ...
... the Elders Emile Sutherland shares some of the stories his father told him about the methods his people used to combat food shortages. He talks about how everyone used to share in the food when a caribou ...
Monday, May 17, 2010
The Healing Game: This Week's Feature! One of the most popular games at PathoftheElders.com, the Healing Game is modeled after an old-fashioned scavenger hunt! It’s up to you to ...
