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The Cree of Northern Quebec - Canada
 
Portrait of a Cree trapper, Abel Brien, on an autumn hunting trip. Northern Quebec, Canada. 1988
CR.0069-12:   Portrait of a Cree trapper, Abel Brien, on an autumn hunting trip. Northern Quebec, Canada. 1988.
 
An aerial view of the Cree village of Mistissini, James Bay, Quebec, Canada. 1988
CR.0022-17:   An aerial view of the Cree village of Mistissini, James Bay, Quebec, Canada. 1988.
 
Johnny Schecapio teaching Cree school children to make snow shoesn in Mistissini. Quebec. Canada. 1988
CR.0021-20:   Johnny Schecapio teaching Cree school children to make snow shoesn in Mistissini. Quebec. Canada. 1988.
 
Canoes in front of a lakeside house at the Cree village of Chisasibe, Quebec, Canada. 1988
CR.0010-08:   Canoes in front of a lakeside house at the Cree village of Chisasibe, Quebec, Canada. 1988.
 
Cree hunter, Josie Sam-Atkinson, and his grandson Tommy Sam set out on an autumn goose hunt. James Bay. Northern Quebec. Canada. 1988
CR.0010-27:   Cree hunter, Josie Sam-Atkinson, and his grandson Tommy Sam set out on an autumn goose hunt. James Bay. Northern Quebec. Canada. 1988.
 
Cree hunters meet up in canoes to discuss tactics on an autumn goose hunt in James Bay, N.Quebec, Canada. 1988
CR.0014-24:   Cree hunters meet up in canoes to discuss tactics on an autumn goose hunt in James Bay, N.Quebec, Canada. 1988.
 
James (Jimmy) Rupert, a Cree hunter carrying geese that he has shot in the autumn. James Bay. Quebec, Canada. 1988
CR.0017-21:   James (Jimmy) Rupert, a Cree hunter carrying geese that he has shot in the autumn. James Bay. Quebec, Canada. 1988.
 
A small Cree boy holds his father's wooden canoe on a hunting trip. Northern Quebec, Canada. 1988
CR.0012-14:   A small Cree boy holds his father's wooden canoe on a hunting trip. Northern Quebec, Canada. 1988.
 
A Cree boy, Johnny, peeps through the tent door at a camp on the banks of Lake Bourinot. Northern Quebec, Canada. 1988
CR.0037-23:   A Cree boy, Johnny, peeps through the tent door at a camp on the banks of Lake Bourinot. Northern Quebec, Canada. 1988.
 
Elizabeth Brien, a Cree woman laying spruce twigs on the tent floor at a bush camp. Mistissini, Northern Quebec, Canada. 1988
CR.0026-14:   Elizabeth Brien, a Cree woman laying spruce twigs on the tent floor at a bush camp. Mistissini, Northern Quebec, Canada. 1988.
 
Cree trapper Abel Brien and his wife, Elizabeth, check their fish nets on Lake Bourinot, Quebec, Canada. (1988)
CR.0028-14:   Cree trapper Abel Brien and his wife, Elizabeth, check their fish nets on Lake Bourinot, Quebec, Canada. (1988).
 
A Cree woman, Elizabeth Brien, preparing to smoke white fish on racks at a camp by Lake Bourinot. Northern Quebec, Canada. 1988
CR.0030-10:   A Cree woman, Elizabeth Brien, preparing to smoke white fish on racks at a camp by Lake Bourinot. Northern Quebec, Canada. 1988.
 
A Cree woman, Elizabeth Brien, preparing a beaver for a family feast. Northern Quebec, Canada. 1988
CR.0032-16:   A Cree woman, Elizabeth Brien, preparing a beaver for a family feast. Northern Quebec, Canada. 1988.
 
Cree trappers return from a hunting trip in their canoe at twilight. Lake Bourinot, Northern Quebec, Canada. (1988)
CR.0033-25:   Cree trappers return from a hunting trip in their canoe at twilight. Lake Bourinot, Northern Quebec, Canada. (1988).
 
Cree Trapper, Abel Brien paddles his canoe while out hunting in the autumn. Northern Quebec, Canada. 1988
CR.0033-10:   Cree Trapper, Abel Brien paddles his canoe while out hunting in the autumn. Northern Quebec, Canada. 1988.
 
Abel Brien, a Cree hunter, carries his grandson Johnny while portaging between two lakes. Northern Quebec. Canada. 1988
CR.0034-07:   Abel Brien, a Cree hunter, carries his grandson Johnny while portaging between two lakes. Northern Quebec. Canada. 1988.
 
Abel Brien, a Cree hunter with a caribou he has shot. Northern Quebec, Canada. 1988
CR.0034-36:   Abel Brien, a Cree hunter with a caribou he has shot. Northern Quebec, Canada. 1988.
 
Portrait of Elizabeth Brien, a Cree woman from Mistissini. North Quebec, Canada. 1988
CR.0035-22:   Portrait of Elizabeth Brien, a Cree woman from Mistissini. North Quebec, Canada. 1988.
 
Spruce trees covered by snow of winter at Lake Bourinot, Northern Quebec, Canada. 1988
CR.0037-33:   Spruce trees covered by snow of winter at Lake Bourinot, Northern Quebec, Canada. 1988.
 
Abel Brien, a Cree hunter, breaks the ice on a frozen lake with his boat. Northern Quebec. Canada. 1988
CR.0037-22:   Abel Brien, a Cree hunter, breaks the ice on a frozen lake with his boat. Northern Quebec. Canada. 1988.
 
Cree hunter, Abel Brien, walking beside a frozen lake as he checks his traps near Lake Bourinot. Northern Quebec, Canada. 1988
CR.0038-18:   Cree hunter, Abel Brien, walking beside a frozen lake as he checks his traps near Lake Bourinot. Northern Quebec, Canada. 1988.
 
Cree trappers return from a fishing trip on Lake Bourinot,Northern Quebec, Canada. (1988)
CR.0038-34:   Cree trappers return from a fishing trip on Lake Bourinot,Northern Quebec, Canada. (1988).
 
Cree woman, Elizabeth Brien, picking cranberries near her camp in the autumn. Quebec, Canada. 1988
CR.0039-37:   Cree woman, Elizabeth Brien, picking cranberries near her camp in the autumn. Quebec, Canada. 1988.
 
Johnny Brien,a Cree boy is given a bath in an oil drum at a bush camp by his grandmother, Elizabeth Brien. Northern Quebec. Canada. 1988
CR.0041-06:   Johnny Brien,a Cree boy is given a bath in an oil drum at a bush camp by his grandmother, Elizabeth Brien. Northern Quebec. Canada. 1988.
 
Elizabeth Brien, a Cree woman chops firewood at the family's winter camp at Lake Bourinot. Northern Quebec, Canada. 1988
CR.0051-03:   Elizabeth Brien, a Cree woman chops firewood at the family's winter camp at Lake Bourinot. Northern Quebec, Canada. 1988.
 
Elizabeth Brien, a Cree woman, with her grandson Johnny at their 'bush camp' cabin at night, lit by oil lamps. Northern Quebec. Canada. (1988)
CR.0053-08:   Elizabeth Brien, a Cree woman, with her grandson Johnny at their 'bush camp' cabin at night, lit by oil lamps. Northern Quebec. Canada. (1988).
 
Abel Brien, a Cree hunter, contructing the frame of a traditional winter tent nearv Lak Bourinot. Northern Quebec, Canada. 1988
CR.0055-03:   Abel Brien, a Cree hunter, contructing the frame of a traditional winter tent nearv Lak Bourinot. Northern Quebec, Canada. 1988.
 
The light from a kerosene lamp illuminates a Cree winter tent in boreal forest near Lake Bournot. Northern Quebec, Canada. 1988
CR.0056-25:   The light from a kerosene lamp illuminates a Cree winter tent in boreal forest near Lake Bournot. Northern Quebec, Canada. 1988.
 
Cree woman, Elizabeth Brien scrapes the fur off a stretched caribou skin. Northern Quebec. Canada. 1988
CR.0063-03:   Cree woman, Elizabeth Brien scrapes the fur off a stretched caribou skin. Northern Quebec. Canada. 1988.
 
Cree woman, Elizabeth Brien, cuts fur from a caribou skin that will be used for snowshoes. Northern Quebec, Canada. 1988
CR.0058-04:   Cree woman, Elizabeth Brien, cuts fur from a caribou skin that will be used for snowshoes. Northern Quebec, Canada. 1988.
 
Elizabeth Brien lacing a snowshoe, watched by her grandson, Johnny. Northern Quebec, Canada. 1988
CR.0074-26:   Elizabeth Brien lacing a snowshoe, watched by her grandson, Johnny. Northern Quebec, Canada. 1988.
 
Elizabeth Brien,a Cree woman, threads caribou hide lacing onto a pair of snowshoes. Northern Quebec, Canada. 1988
CR.0092-38:   Elizabeth Brien,a Cree woman, threads caribou hide lacing onto a pair of snowshoes. Northern Quebec, Canada. 1988.
 
Billy Edwards, an elderly Cree in snowshoes, hauling a birchwood sled over a frozen lake. Northern Quebec, Canada. 1988
CR.0088-06:   Billy Edwards, an elderly Cree in snowshoes, hauling a birchwood sled over a frozen lake. Northern Quebec, Canada. 1988.
 
A Cree woman, Elizabeth Brien, holding a beaver skin stretched out on a frame to dry. North Quebec, Canada. 1988
CR.0057-35:   A Cree woman, Elizabeth Brien, holding a beaver skin stretched out on a frame to dry. North Quebec, Canada. 1988.
 
Cree hunter, Abel Brien, traveling by snowmobile to check his trapline near his camp at Lake Bourinot. Northern Quebec, Canada. 1988
CR.0071-25:   Cree hunter, Abel Brien, traveling by snowmobile to check his trapline near his camp at Lake Bourinot. Northern Quebec, Canada. 1988.
 
A Pine Marten, (Martes americana). Northern Quebec, Canada. 1988
CR.0069-29:   A Pine Marten, (Martes americana). Northern Quebec, Canada. 1988.
 
Elizabeth Brien, sets a pan of water to boil over a wood fire at her winter camp near Lake Bourinot. Northern Quebec, Canada. 1988
CR.0085-16:   Elizabeth Brien, sets a pan of water to boil over a wood fire at her winter camp near Lake Bourinot. Northern Quebec, Canada. 1988.
 
Sam Edwards,a Cree trapper, checks a fish net he has set under the ice of a frozen lake. Northern Quebec, Canada. 1988
CR.0077-07:   Sam Edwards,a Cree trapper, checks a fish net he has set under the ice of a frozen lake. Northern Quebec, Canada. 1988.
 
Sam Edwards,a Cree trapper, checks a fish net he has set under the ice of a frozen lake. Northern Quebec, Canada. 1988
CR.0077-27:   Sam Edwards,a Cree trapper, checks a fish net he has set under the ice of a frozen lake. Northern Quebec, Canada. 1988.
 
Billy Edwards, a Cree trapper, at his winter camp. Northern Quebec, Canada. 1988
CR.0079-15:   Billy Edwards, a Cree trapper, at his winter camp. Northern Quebec, Canada. 1988.
 
Sam Edwards, a Cree trapper, scraping a caribou skin pegged out to dry at a winter camp. Northern Quebec, Canada.1988
CR.0080-16:   Sam Edwards, a Cree trapper, scraping a caribou skin pegged out to dry at a winter camp. Northern Quebec, Canada.1988.
 
Abel Brien, a Cree trapper and his wife, Elizabeth, with pelts fom their autumn catch of Pine Martens,at Lake Bourinot, Northern Quebec, Canada. 1988
CR.0093-18:   Abel Brien, a Cree trapper and his wife, Elizabeth, with pelts fom their autumn catch of Pine Martens,at Lake Bourinot, Northern Quebec, Canada. 1988.
 
Abel Brien, a Cree hunter standing by beaver skins stretched onto frames to dry at Lake Bourinot. Northern Quebec, Canada. 1988
CR.0094-06:   Abel Brien, a Cree hunter standing by beaver skins stretched onto frames to dry at Lake Bourinot. Northern Quebec, Canada. 1988.
 
The Brien Cree family watch supplies arrive in a small Cessna Stationair plane on skiis which landed on the ice of lake Bourinot. Northern Quebec. Canada. 1988
CR.0094-20:   The Brien Cree family watch supplies arrive in a small Cessna Stationair plane on skiis which landed on the ice of lake Bourinot. Northern Quebec. Canada. 1988.

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