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- 44Canada, Northwest Territories, Yellowknife
- 13Public Art - Polar Regions
- 122015/07/08
- 112015/07/10
- 11Urban Art in Yellowknife
- 61Campbell, Sandy
- 9Beaudreau, Diane, biologist, artist
- 1Iyerak, Alain
- 1Knighton, Frank (Carver)
- 1Robertson, Dean E. (painter)
- 1Sandy Campbell
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2015-06-26
Hudson's Bay blankets were used as trade goods during the fur trade. This modern blanket has 31/2 points. Points (black lines on the blanket) indicated the thickness of the blanket. Used by the fur traders, each point denoted a value of 2 beaver pelts. This blanket would have traded for 7...
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Kingfisher and loon painted cut-out figures on exterior wall of the Yellowknife Inn in Yellowknife, NWT
Download2015-07-09
On the corrugated metal exterior wall of the Yellowknife Inn in Yellowknife, facing a parking lot, are painted cut-out figures of birds and berries. Names are given in several languages. These are all part of an urban art project. These two images are of a kingfisher with a fish in it's beak...
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2015-07-09
In Yellowknife's Old Town a number of historic cabins have been pulled together and preserved. These two are on skids, which allowed them to be pulled to different locations. The one on the left is made of sawn lumber, while the one on the right is a notched log building. The shingles visible...
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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...