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By Ojibway Indian designer Deborah Pitawanakwat, inset right
By Ojibway Indian designer Deborah Pitawanakwat, inset right

By Ojibway Indian designer Deborah Pitawanakwat, inset right

Date11/20/1981
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Original Toronto Star caption: By Ojibway Indian designer Deborah Pitawanakwat; inset right.
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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0023628F
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