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Mi'kmaq (Micmac) woman on board the French naval vessel Sesostris, at the recoaling station, Sydney area, Nova Scotia, 1857-1859

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Mi'kmaq (Micmac) woman on board the French naval vessel Sesostris, at the recoaling station, Sydney area, Nova Scotia, 1857-1859

Letitia Bird, a Cree of mixed ancestry. Red River Settlement, Manitoba, 1858

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Letitia Bird, a Cree of mixed ancestry. Red River Settlement, Manitoba, 1858

Studio portrait of "Annie Henry," Vancouver Island, British Columbia, 1907

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Studio portrait of "Annie Henry," Vancouver Island, British Columbia, 1907

 
Dog Child, a North West Mounted Police scout, and his wife, The Only Handsome Woman, members of the Blackfoot Nation, Gleichen, Alberta, ca. 1890

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Dog Child, a North West Mounted Police scout, and his wife, The Only Handsome Woman, members of the Blackfoot Nation, Gleichen, Alberta, ca. 1890

A Hesquiaht Woman, British Columbia, 1915

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A Hesquiaht Woman, British Columbia, 1915

A Nakoaktok Chief's Daughter, British Columbia, ca. 1914

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A Nakoaktok Chief's Daughter, British Columbia, ca. 1914

 
Innu (Montagnais) woman, probably taken at North West River, Labrador, ca. 1930

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Innu (Montagnais) woman, probably taken at North West River, Labrador, ca. 1930

A studio portrait of a Dakota (Sioux) woman, Manitoba, 1909

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A studio portrait of a Dakota (Sioux) woman, Manitoba, 1909

Catherine Adams (1903- ) in traditional dress, Gwa'sala'Nakwaxda'xw, Gwa'sala'Nakwaxda'xw Reserve, British Columbia, 1988-1991

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Catherine Adams (1903- ) in traditional dress, Gwa'sala'Nakwaxda'xw, Gwa'sala'Nakwaxda'xw Reserve, British Columbia, 1988-1991

 
Kanayuq Innuk and daughter, Spence Bay, N.W.T., 1973

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Kanayuq Innuk and daughter, Spence Bay, N.W.T., 1973

Indians assembled at Shaqannapi Point for a pow-wow held in honour of the visit of H.R.H. the Duke of Cornwall and York, Calgary, Alberta, September 18, 1901.

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Indians assembled at Shaqannapi Point for a pow-wow held in honour of the visit of H.R.H. the Duke of Cornwall and York, Calgary, Alberta, September 18, 1901.

An Ojibwa woman and child, Red River Settlement, Manitoba, 1895

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An Ojibwa woman and child, Red River Settlement, Manitoba, 1895

 

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