Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre

Bill Braden/PWNHC ANNUAL HIGHLIGHTS REPORT 2015 /16 2015/16 HIGHLIGHTS

Contents

Introduction ...... 1

Culture and Heritage Strategic Framework . . . . 3

Collections ...... 4

Conservation ...... 5

Community Cultural Development ...... 6

Heritage Education and Public Programs . . . . . 8

Exhibits ...... 9

Web and Media ...... 10

NWT Cultural Places Program ...... 11

Archives ...... 12

Building Upgrades ...... 13

Staff Research Activities ...... 14

ANNUAL HIGHLIGHTS 2015 /16 Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre 2015/16 HIGHLIGHTS Introduction

It is my pleasure to present the first annual highlights report for the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre, operated by the Culture and Heritage Division of the Department of Education, Culture and Employment.

For many years, the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre (PWNHC) has commonly been referred to as “the museum.” While museum rolls much easier off the tongue than our six-word name (which unfortunately does not make a snappy acronym either), the staff here have often felt that the label is a bit misleading. Over the years on our promotional material Increase in visitors to Prince of we have pointed out that we are “more than a museum” in order to Wales Northern Heritage Centre emphasize that our role within the GNWT, the city of Yellowknife, and the heritage community of the NWT reaches beyond typical museum functions. 60,000

Although I personally think that museums are exciting places where culture 50,000 and history come alive, the choice of the words “Heritage Centre” as our 40,000 descriptor are important. 30,000 I like to think of the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre as the building 20,000 from which the work of the Culture and Heritage Division radiates out to 10,000 0 serve the territory. The Heritage Centre certainly plays the role of a museum; 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 YEAR we care for collections, develop and host exhibits, and provide museum education programs. What makes us “more” is our responsibilities for the The number of visitors to the museum has increased steadily over NWT Archives, NWT archaeology and geographic names programs, and arts the past five years. This reflects and culture funding programs like the NWT Arts Council. As you will see in the tourism trends in Yellowknife, as well as enhanced exhibits and the pages that follow, we also support research and scholarship by hosting increased hours of operation. students and researchers and providing funds to communities undertaking their own culture and heritage activities.

I believe our dual roles as heritage institution as well as the leading the “culture” mandate of the Department of Education, Culture and Employment are an asset to our work. Certainly our multidisciplinary nature makes us stronger, as we have the opportunity to collaborate with each other on various culture-related programs. The territorial Government also benefits in having those that are working on projects with communities and interpreting culture to the public, also provide policy advice to the department.

A great example of the way our division can positively affect government policy is through the new Culture and Heritage Strategic Framework and Action Plan. The research which led to the creation of the plan shows that much of our work at the PWNHC is on the right track. Most of the principles and goals laid out in the plan are already reflected in the work of the Culture and Heritage Division, and we see the framework as an opportunity to help our colleagues across the rest of the government bring more consideration of culture into their work as well.

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Something else that makes us unique as a government division is our Admission to the Northern building’s role as a key tourist destination. We welcomed over 58,000 Heritage Centre is free. visitors in 2015, including those that came to school programs! Our building Donations are used to purchase was witness to a wide range of events, receptions, meetings, talks, and educational materials, support private functions. We enjoy being a place where dialogue, education, and travelling exhibits, print special celebrations can occur. publications in order to support the goal of documenting and sharing exhibits and collections with the The Culture and Heritage Division staff is united by our passion for our work. people of the NWT. Our goal is to preserve and understand the history of the people and land of the NWT, while partnering with cultural communities to explore the present and future. We are especially committed to working together with Aboriginal people to ensure that their history is preserved and accurately presented to the public.

We celebrate these different roles. I personally am proud to live in a territory that supports a large heritage centre, which offers exhibits and programs, while also offering these services free of charge to the public. # PWNHC: Ranked 2 out of 43 things to do – Dr. Sarah Carr-Locke, Director in Yellowknife (#1 being the Northern Frontier Visitors Centre) Mariane GaudreauMariane

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In the 17th Legislative Assembly, the Premier of the Northwest Territories Breadth of research for mandated the Minister of Education, Culture and Employment to create the Culture and Heritage a Culture and Heritage Strategic Framework to guide the work of the Strategic Framework: Government of the Northwest Territories. Our division has had the privilege of overseeing the Culture and Heritage Strategic Framework and the • 716 online survey responses accompanying action plan, using the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage • 28 communities represented Centre as a base of operations. in survey • 10 communities visited The framework’s purpose is to align the work of all GNWT departments • 31 focus groups and workshops around a shared set of cultural principles, goals, and priorities. In so doing, • 120 GNWT culture and heritage the GNWT is explicitly recognizing that culture and heritage both influence, programs identified and are influenced by, the work of public government. The framework is the • 64 documents and online first of its kind for the GNWT – an instrument that features the important articles reviewed connection between the diverse cultures and heritages in the • 10 strategies from other NWT and all that government does. governments reviewed

In 2015/2016, the framework document “Strong Cultures, Strong Territory” was tabled in the Legislative Assembly. The next phase of the project is the creation of an accompanying action plan to be completed by the end of 2017/2018 fiscal year. It will be the first in a series of multi-year plans that identify which aspects of GNWT work already align with the framework, and where improvements can be made. Working together, the framework and action plan are expected to harness the powerful influence that culture and heritage have on personal well-being, community resiliency, a sustainable environment and a diverse economy. NWT Archives/©Richard Finnie fonds/N-1979-063: 0029; Tara Marchiori Tara 0029; fonds/N-1979-063: Finnie NWT Archives/©Richard

Photo illustration from the Culture and Heritage Strategic Framework document, “Strong Cultures, Strong Territory.”

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The Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre houses the museum collection • 42 accessions were added to the museum collection of the Government of the Northwest Territories and is a repository for archaeological collections from the NWT. The museum collection includes • Yellowknives Dene First Nation elders worked with staff over two paintings, sculptures, clothing, hunting and working tools, geological samples years to develop content and select and many other items representing the cultures and history of the NWT. 100 objects for the new exhibit This Land is Our Home – We are the We make collections accessible to researchers and the public in several Wıìllıìdeh Yellowknives Dene. ways. Most obviously, objects are visible in the exhibits at the PWNHC. • One of many visiting researchers Yet, we also make collections available on the Objects Showcase section examined the Grey Nuns collection of objects produced at residential of our website, where we upload additional photographs every year. schools in the NWT. Collections staff also answer public and researcher enquiries and arrange for visits with collections objects upon request. Researchers and knowledge • PWNHC contributed 30 specialists often help us learn more about our own collections. objects to the national website project Narrative Threads – Crafting the Canadian Quilt. In 2015/2016, we hosted a research visit by a team from the University of Western Ontario, accompanied by a group of community members from Sachs Harbour (including elders and youth), who were looking at archaeological collections from Banks Island.

Part of our work caring for collections is improving storage. We undertook a major project in 2015/16 to inventory and rehouse our art collection, using new, modern storage containers to help keep them safe and accessible.

One of our responsibilities is to care for Government of Nunavut museum and archaeological collections. In 2015/16 the Government of Nunavut made arrangements to move their Inuit art collection to the Winnipeg Art Gallery (WAG). Collections staff worked with WAG staff over the winter months to facilitate the move.

Left: Dog blanket made by Sophie Potfighter, Detah, 1973. Centre: Boots made by Lena Wolki, Sachs Harbour, 2015. Right: Beaver jacket made by Julie Lennie, Tulita, 2012. PWNHC photos

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Conservation plays a key role overseeing the care and preservation of all the collections housed at the PWNHC. Conservators undertake preventative CBC NorthCBC care and conservation treatments of museum objects and archival materials. They help with packing and storage of collections, and oversee environmental monitoring of building conditions to ensure that collections are kept according to proper light, humidity, and temperature conditions.

Conservation work overlaps with that of many others in the building. Last year for example, conservators worked with the exhibits team to install new cases with light and temperature controls that allow for more fragile objects Preparing Nunavut’s Inuit art collection to be displayed. They assisted with mount-making for all the objects that to move to the Winnipeg Art Gallery, February 2016. went on display. They also worked with archives staff to install a new storage unit to keep their oversized maps.

Over 6000 prints and drawings from Nunavut’s Inuit art PWNHC collection were examined and re-housed for transfer to the Winnipeg Art Gallery.

An additional 2000 artworks, including sculptures, carvings, ceramics, tapestries, wall hangings and paintings, were also examined. CBC NorthCBC

Care and preservation of a fragile bison skull. CBC NorthCBC

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The Community Cultural Development (CCD) program funds and promotes In the 2015-16 fiscal arts, cultural and heritage activities throughout the Northwest Territories. year NWT Arts Council CCD staff administer funding and coordinate professional services to assist contributions were spent by individuals and groups who seek to develop arts and cultural facilities, recipients in the following program activities or projects. categories:

Staff deliver administrative support to the NWT Arts Council. Studio/ Highlights from this past year include: Workshop fees/ equipment venue fees rentals 8% 11% New and Improved Funding Programs Living expenses 2% • NWT Arts Council introduced a new second intake deadline Materials/ in October, 2014 for projects occurring in the 2015-16 fiscal creation/ shipping year. Annual application deadlines are now October 31 and 17% February 28.

• In 2015-16, $2.2 million was invested in arts, culture and heritage funding for 140 projects from 15 communities Artist fees across all NWT regions. 34%

• This funding supported 106 artists and 34 organizations, and Travel/ accommodation/ 37 applicants were first-time funding recipients. food 25% Administration • Grants and contributions were streamlined to more effectively 3% support artists and organizations. PWNHC IRC Inuvik IRC

2015 NWT Arts Council Back: D’arcy J. Moses, Viviane Edgi-Manuel, Peggy Jay, James Wedzin; Tuktoyaktuk Siglit Front: Ben Nind, Winnie Cadieux Drummers at the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games.

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NWT Arts Council 30th Anniversary Exhibit and Events • PWNHC staff developed and launched the NWT Arts Council 30th Anniversary exhibit at the PWNHC in October 2015.

• A series of showcase events took place featuring NWT artists and performers in Inuvik, Norman Wells, Fort Simpson, Fort Smith and Yellowknife.

• NWT Arts Council hosted the Annual General Meeting of Canadian Public Arts Funders (CPAF) in Yellowknife, November 2015. Representatives of federal, provincial and territorial arts councils discussed best practices and current issues in arts administration across Canada. NWT Arts Council 30th Anniversary kick off concert, 2015. Minister’s Culture and Heritage Circle The Minister’s Culture and Heritage Circle honours the efforts of residents who work to strengthen the arts, culture and heritage of the Northwest Territories. In October 2015, the awards ceremony was held in the Great Hall of the Legislative Assembly to recognize recipients in five categories: Community visits and outreach services: • Youth: NWT Youth Ambassadors, 2015 Staff visited 10 communities in 5 Pan Am and Parapan Am Games regions to meet with community groups, attend cultural events and • Individual: Berna Beaulieu, Behchokǫ̀ present information sessions on • Elder: Jeanna Graham, Hay River Reserve arts funding. • Group or Organization: Yellowknife Ukrainian Association • Minister’s Choice: Viviane Edgi-Manuel, Fort Good Hope Chasing Light/GNWT

2015 recipients of the Minister’s Culture and Heritage Circle awards.

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Heritage Education and Public Programs is the front line of the PWNHC. Greeting museum visitors, providing tours of the galleries, delivering school Over 3000 school students and public programs and circulating traveling exhibits to communities visited the PWNHC to take part in one of our education programs. throughout the NWT … that’s our job and we love what we do!

Well-known author and educator Jamie Bastedo brought the past to life Over 20% of education with a number of Living History presentations this year, including the programs were delivered in French in Hay River, Fort Smith and Yellowknife. newly-written The Water Reader, featuring Métis river pilot Johnny Berens. The Water Reader re-enacts an historic voyage of the S.S. Distributor, with students playing the roles of captain, engineer, woodcutters and even former Governor General Lord Tweedsmuir. Pat Kane/PWNHCPat A highlight of the PWNHC’s summer activities, the Traditional Artist in Residence program introduced museum visitors to a number of talented, traditional artists from various regions of the NWT. This year`s artists were:

• Ria Coleman, Métis sash-maker from Fort Smith

• Lucy Ann Yakeleya, porcupine quill artist from Yellowknife Donations by PWNHC • Mike and Verna Crapeau, makers of dry fish from Detah visitors supported education outreach services in • Jane Dragon, traditional storyteller from Fort Smith 20 NWT communities: • traveling exhibits • edukits • artifact loans PWNHC PWNHC

Left: George Tatsiechele from the Yellowknives Dene First Nation teaches students about the traditional uses for birch sap. Right: Scene from the school program The Water Reader, the story of Johnny Berens.

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The exhibits program produced and installed a variety of new exhibits for Contemporary Art Exhibits PWNHC visitors in 2015-16: • What I Saw: Photographs by Fran Hurcomb (April-Oct 2015) This Land is Our Home: Wıìlıìdeh Yellowknives Dene • NWT Arts Council 30th Anniversary This Land is Our Home showcases the history, language and culture of (Oct 2015-March 2016) the Yellowknives Dene through objects, oral history and photographs. Culture and Heritage staff collaborated for two years with elders and Community Displays community curators to tell the story of Yellowknives Dene First Nation • Under the Sea, fabric arts from the (YKDFN). The opening event for the exhibit drew over 400 visitors. Yellowknife Guild of Arts and Crafts (Feb 2015-March 2016) Ice Age Bison Discovery: Our frozen past and thawing future • Chinese New Year, Yellowknife This exhibit features the remains of a 13,650 year old steppe bison, found in Northern Star Chinese Classics for Children (Feb-April 2016) Tsiigehtchic, NWT in 2007. Additional highlights include NWT ice age fossils, and the impacts of climate change on northern archaeology. The project also included a permanent installation for the community of Tsiigehtchic, as well as a traveling exhibit available for loan.

Aurora Borealis: Abraham Anghik Ruben PWNHC was proud to host Inuvialuit-born artist Abraham Anghik Ruben’s world-class sculptures, which transcend the boundaries of what is considered traditional Inuit art. Ruben’s work explores themes of travel, humanity and mythology. The well-attended opening featured Inuvialuit drum dancers and traditional food. Kipling GalleryKipling Robert Wilson/PWNHCRobert

Left: Sculpture by Abraham Anghik Ruben. Bottom right: Feeding the Fire Ceremony with the Yellowknives Dene First Nation, held during exhibit development. Top right: Skull of the steppe bison found in Tsiigehtchic.

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The web and media unit of PWNHC develops and maintains the museum Virtual Exhibits and archives public access resources including its family of websites, virtual Ice Age Bison Virtual Exhibit and Kiosk exhibits, and social media channels. The unit also innovates and implements new multimedia technologies in our gallery spaces in conjunction with the exhibits team. Bringing together image, sound, video, and open source code, the PWNHC has developed an online reputation and in-house technical capacity noted for its high degree of elegance and sophistication.

Highlights from this past year include:

Ice Age Bison Discovery: Our frozen past and thawing future

A virtual iPad version of this exhibit was produced to serve as a bilingual Arts Council 30th Anniversary Kiosk traveling exhibit and as the centerpiece of our companion Tsiigehtchic installation.

This Land is Our Home: Wıìlıìdeh Yellowknives Dene Several audio-visual components of this exhibit were prepared by our staff. We produced a community slideshow and virtual flyover animation of the Wıìlıìdeh Elaàtǫ Trail. We also commissioned an animated retelling of the Wıìlıìdeh river creation storyEdàanì Wıìlıìdeh Wegohłı̨ Wegǫndı.

NWT Arts Council 30th Anniversary Kiosk NWT Pride Kiosk We developed an iPad media jukebox that allows users to browse music albums, artwork, writings, and videos from over 200 NWT artists. After being hosted in the museum for several months, the iPads are now available as a traveling exhibit.

“Awesome! Mahsi for sharing our rich culture with the world.” – Yellowknife, Northwest Territories Official launch of the national Narrative Threads website – PWNHC is a contributing partner

“A good place for passing on the heritage. Keep up the good work!” – Hong Kong, China

Visitors to the PWNHC website by city

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• We collaborated with the Tłı̨chǫ Government on an archaeological investigation of Ezǫdzitì, a sacred landscape protected by the Tłı̨chǫ land claim.

• In partnership with the Gwich’in Social and PWNHC Cultural Institute, the NWT Geological Survey, and the University of Victoria, we developed a vulnerability tool to predict impacts to cultural resources from retrogressive thaw slumping activities in the Gwich’in Settlement Area.

Summer student Kaylee Woldum and territorial archaeologist Tom Andrews conducting an archaeological survey in Ezǫdzitì in August 2015.

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The NWT Archives collects, preserves, and provides access to records that In 2015/16, NWT Archives staff: document the history of the Northwest Territories. Established under the direction of the Archives Act, the NWT Archives makes accessible those • Provided training on the management records required for the long-term accountability of government and for of audio recordings and oral histories historical purposes. to the Tłı̨chǫ Government

As an institution dedicated to the preservation of Northwest Territories • Assisted more than history, the NWT Archives also acquires and preserves records created by individuals and organizations that have significantly influenced the historical researchers narrative and which contribute to providing a holistic account of NWT 650 history in which all cultures are represented. • Delivered over 40 tours In 2015-2016, the NWT Archives was pleased to receive records from Stuart Hodgson, the first resident Commissioner of the NWT. These records • Provided copies of more than shed important light on the development of a fledgling government administration as it sought to define its role in what was Canada’s 1000 archival records geographically largest political jurisdiction. to the public

• Scanned almost 3000 new images for preservation and access purposes

NWT Archives/Stuart M. Hodgson fonds/N-2010-005: 0078 fonds/N-2010-005: Hodgson M. Archives/Stuart NWT

Commissioner Bent Gestur Sivertz, Chief Jimmy Bruneau, and NWT Archives/Stuart M. Hodgson fonds/N-2010-005: 0146 Deputy Commissioner Stuart Hodgson.

Stuart Hodgson holds a young Justin Trudeau in his arms to help him look closer at a painting of an Inuit hunter.

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Biomass Heating System Heating The installation of a new biomass heating system or wood pellet boiler has • The new heating system will save carried over three fiscal periods, 2014 to 2017, encompassing planning, installation, and start-up. The majority of the installation occurred during $32000 2015/2016. Biomass boilers are estimated to displace approximately in heating costs each year. 160,000 litres of heating oil annually. Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions will be reduced by 429 tonnes annually. Installation and operation of the wood • Greenhouse gas emissions produced by the PWNHC will be reduced by pellet boilers will help meet the goals of GNWT’s Greenhouse Gas Strategy by reducing GHG emissions, reduce the use of imported fossil fuels and tonnes annually lower the cost of living in the North. 429

Interior and Exterior LED Light Installation The LED lighting project carried over five fiscal periods, 2011 to 2016. The Lighting focus for the 2015-2016 year was purchase and installation of lights in the • LED bulbs use ½ of the power auditorium, feature gallery, mezzanine and bridge area, as well as exterior required for the original halogen lighting. The aim of the LED lighting project was to replace outdated and lights. inefficient lighting systems, to meet current museum standards, increase flexibility for illuminating a broad range of display layouts, improve energy • The LED lights will assist with efficiency, and overall aesthetics at the PWNHC. The LED lights are making collections conservation and is another step for the PWNHC on its displays more visible to the public and promote better object conservation path to being a Green Facility. as a result of the proper light level. In addition, 21 lights were installed as part of an exterior Aurora Borealis light show. Bill Braden/PWNHC Bill

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Staff Research Activities

2016 Bison phylogeography constrains dispersal and viability PRESENTATIONS of the ‘Ice-Free Corridor’ in western Canada. Proceedings McMann JP of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), Early Online Edition, 6 June 2016, http://www.pnas.org/content/ 2016 “Paper Tapestry: Wallpaper Preservation.” Presented at the early/2016/06/01/1601077113. Joint 42nd Annual Canadian Association for Conservation of Cultural Property Conference and 44th Annual American Institute of Conservation Meeting (CAC-ACCR), May 16, 2016, Simons E, Nicholas GP, Andrews TD, and Carr-Locke S Montreal, Quebec. 2016 Traditional Knowledge. Fact Sheet, Intellectual Property Rights in Cultural Heritage (IPinCH) Project, Simon Fraser University, Guay K and Pollock K available online at http://www.sfu.ca/ipinch/resources/fact- sheets/traditional-knowledge. 2015 “On the Outside Looking In: Accessibility of Government Records at the NWT Archives.” Presented at the Annual Conference of the Association of Canadian Archivists, June, 2015, Regina. Kristensen T, Andrews TD and Bereziuk D 2015 Frozen finds in the Alpine: Artifacts of the caribou hunter. Andrews TD Above & Beyond: Canada’s Arctic Journal 02:29-32. 2016 The Dene Mapping Project: A Look Back … and Forward. Pecha Kucha: Maps and Mapping, Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Carr-Locke S Centre, May 26, 2016. 2015 “Employee or Anthropologist?” Practicing Anthropology 37(3):37. 2016 (with Glen MacKay) Frozen Past, Thawing Future: Management Responses to Impacts on Heritage Resources from Climate Change in the Northwest Territories, Canada. Archaeology and RESEARCH SUPPORT Modern Climate Change, session co-organized with Dr. Max Friesen, University of Toronto, 49th Canadian Archaeological In 2015/16, the PWNHC supported the following research enquiries, Association Annual Conference, May, 2016, Whitehorse, Yukon. onsite study, loans, information/database searches: 2016 Panel Member, “Research, Evidence, and Traditional • Dr. Claudia Roch, Übersee-Museum Bremen in Germany: Knowledge.” Learning from one another: Northern Governance researching contemporary ethnographic objects of the Gwich’in Conference, Yellowknife, March 1-3, 2016. • Tom Parker, Western University: research report on evaluating 2015 Enduring Relations: Long-term Research and the Tłı̨chǫ. cultural initiatives in the NWT Northern Directions: Reflections and Innovations for Northern • Krista Zawadski, University of British Columbia: research for Work; Arctic-Wise: Bridging Northern Knowledges of Change. MA thesis “Where Do We Keep Our Past? Working Towards an Green College, University of British Columbia, April 28, 2015. Indigenous Museum and Preserving Nunavut Archaeological 2015 Tłı̨chǫ Ewò Kǫ̀nıhmbàa / Tłı̨chǫ Caribou Skin Lodge. Connections: Heritage The Place and Practice of Northern Research,University of • John Moody, Western University: loan of Thule Inuit ceramic sherds British Columbia, April 27-28, 2015. for petrographic analysis • Colleen Haukass, Western University: verification of Banks Island Carr-Locke, S artifacts used for digital replicas 2016 “This Land is Our Home,” Collaborative Exhibit-making as • Elizabeth (Beth) Compton, Western University: study with 3D prints, Applied Anthropology, Society for Applied Anthropology Annual 3D models and replicas in community archaeology Meeting, Vancouver, March 30, 2016. • Abra Wenzel, University of Victoria: on site study of Grey Nuns museum collection PUBLISHED WORK / PUBLICATIONS • Patrick Jolicoeur, University of Glasgow: artifact catalogues for eastern Arctic Late Dorset archaeological sites Andrews TD • Rebecca Grey, University of Toronto: loan of Ezǫdzıtı̀ archaeology 2016 Book Review: Hunting Caribou: Subsistence Hunting along the collections Northern Edge of the Boreal Forest, by Henry S. Sharp and Karyn Sharp. Canadian Journal of Archaeology, 40(1): 205-208. • Todd Kristenson, University of Alberta: loans of O’Grady Lake archaeological collections from the 2012, 2013 and 2014 MacKay G and Andrews TD permit years 2016 The precontact history of Subarctic Northwest Canada. • Todd Kristenson, University of Alberta: collections search for In: Friesen TM and Mason O, (eds.), Oxford Handbook of the pre-contact jade in subarctic sites Prehistoric Arctic. Published online, August 2016, DOI 10.1093/ • Rebecca Gray, University of Toronto: Ezǫdzitì Archaeological Survey oxfordhb/9780199766956.001.0001 Oxford: Oxford University • Gary Beckhusen, University of Saskatchewan: Moose Horn Caribou Press. Heintzman PD, Froese DG, Ives JW, Soares AER, Zazula G, Fence Dendrochronology Project Letts B, Andrews TD, Driver JC, Hall E, Hare PG, Jass C, MacKay G, Southon J, Stiller M, Woywitka R, Suchard MA, and Shapiro B.

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