Un regard en arrière

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Kate and the chief.

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Lake Harbor
Native kyaks [sic] and canoes lying between Nascopie and the Police boat. Taken in the evening. No real darkness here.

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Sugluk West. P.Q. at low tide - great difficulty in landing and embarking. An independent trader here.

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Sugluk West. Rocks wet and rough. A desolate place.

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Wolstenholme P.Q.
One of the most beautiful posts we visited. Coloring of rocks, sand, and river very vivid. Post situated on a sandy tongue of land between the sea and the river. The stones at mouth of river were bright blue, farther back were rose and green. Native boats anchor in river mouth and tide is so high. Natives from Mansell Island at post to receive supplies.

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Crowd of natives just after a double wedding ceremony which took place in the shed at end of building. About fifteen from ship also attended the wedding - jammed in like sardines. The christening of about thirty children took place the preceding day. Marriages and christenings conducted by the missionary at every post.

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Ruins of an Eskimo Stone house. The shelf at left was the table. A similar shelf at other end was the sleeping shelf. This stone house was not very old, as there was no lichen on the stones. The natives do not use them now - tents, or snow houses.

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Type of rock at this post. Very high, and very smooth. The dark figure is me, and I was within speaking distances of Kate, who took the picture. We practically slid down these hills.