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Description: Cree men setting a fish net or checking the net. Usually the net was set one day and checked early the next morning before the tide goes out exposing fish to seagulls and sunlight.
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Description: A priest or mission worker leading harnessed cows pulling a load of hay with Cree boys and Cree women dressed in traditional shawls, some with pitch forks.
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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 ...
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... us. They told us this so we would readily agree. It was said that the money received from the government would never run out as long as the sun shines… and you will be given four dollars every summer” ...
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... where we can live," they replied.
"There is a place down there," the Great Spider said, pointing down below him. "It is a vast land. In the winter, it snows and gets very cold. In the summer, it rains ...
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... the experts who lived deep inland during the winter months, trapped and brought in many beaver pelts to the coastal posts during the summers. At first life was good for our peoples as trappers saw the ...
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... the timeless cycles of wildlife in relation to the recurring seasons (summer, spring, fall, winter), climates, and temperatures that affected all life forms and our lives as well. It took us many thousands ...