Collection search - Chief Coe; Territorial Day School pupils; Aerial view of lakes in the Mackenzie Delta; Fox Moth piloted by Gordy Cameron landing on the Peel River; A barge of supplies preparing to land; Ruth Blake, a Métis girl; Rear view of the school

According to notes in the original finding aid for accessions 1973-357 & 1974-366, item numbers from this collection should be formatted as YEAR-##. The year was omitted in these photo captions. They have been added to this record in correct order to match the item numbers in the Loose departmental photographs and negatives sub-sub-series.
Throughout the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the federal government of Canada used the term "Half-breed" to refer to people of mixed First Nations and European ancestries. This included the Métis Nation, a people who coalesced into a distinct nation in the northwest in the late 18th century.

Title based on original captions on album page.

Eastern Arctic Patrol, album 37, page 93

Inscribed beneath images: Aklavik No. 162. Chief Coe Aklavik No. 163. A group of the Territorial Day School pupils at Aklavik. Aklavik No. 164. An air shot of a few of the alkes in the Mackenzie Delta. 165. Fort McPherson - Fox Moth piloted by Gordy Cameron of Territorial Air Services landing on the Peel River at Fort McPherson. 166. Fort McPherson - Same As 165. 167. Fort McPherson - A barge of supplies being pushed upstream to be landed on the shore and taken to the warehouses at Fort McPherson. 168. Fort McPherson - Ruth Blake one of the photogenic half-breed girls at Fort McPherson. 169. Fort McPherson - A rear view shot of the school