These photos take you back to Cree life in the western James Bay area at the time of Treaty No. 9. They are from the huge collection at the Archives Deschâtelets at St. Paul University, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. If you are a young James Bay Cree, you might see your great-grandparents when they were your age.
A non-Cree and Cree person share smiles and pose for a photo in front a schooner or sailboat. The Cree person likely worked on the vessel or assisted in repairs to it.