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2015-07-08
In hard rock environments, power poles can be erected in two ways: drilling or augering a large enough hole in the rock that the pole can be placed into it or placing the pole on top of the rock and anchoring it. In this case, rods have been drilled into the rock and the power pole has been...
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Porcupine quill work on the replica of the original mace of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
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A replica of the original mace of the Legislative Assembly of the Norhwest Territories is on display at the Legislature Building. Around the shaft of the mace there is a section of dyed porcupine quills stitched into diamond and checkerboard patterns in red and blue.The top and bottom edges are...
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2015-07-08
The Garden of Hope is near the shore of Frame Lake. This rock stands near the entrance. A sign near the entrance reads: \"GARDEN OF HOPE Loranie Frances Minish-Cooper (1951 - 2002)\". \"Loraine believed in the power of hope and it was her wish that this garden would be a place of hope, peace...
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2015-07-08
This work is one of many that are found on the exterior of buildings in Yellowknife. This work is painted on several pieces of plywood nailed together. The image includes a landscape with spring on the left and winter on the far right. The winter sky shows the aurora borealis. Animals include...
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2015-07-09
This painting on the corrugated metal exterior wall of the Yellowknife Inn in Yellowknife, NWT shows the flower, foliage and green and ripe berries of the green gooseberry plant. Gooseberries are used as both traditional food and traditional medicine by Indigenous people in Canada's North
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2015-07-09
Blueberries are a common wild fruit that is used as both traditional food and traditional medicine by Indigenous people in Canada's North. This painting is attached to the exterior corrugated metal wall of the Yellowknife Inn, located at the corner of 50th Street and 50th Avenue in Yellowknife,...