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Victorine Sandpoint, 43, with some of her 16 children, fears that one night the 18 people crowded into her three bedroom home, above, will perish in a fire

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Victorine Sandpoint, 43, with some of her 16 children, fears that one night the 18 people crowded into her three bedroom home, above, will perish in a fire

Date12/4/1991

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Henton, Darcy (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: Victorine Sandpoint, 43, with some of her 16 children, fears that one night the 18 people crowded into her three bedroom home, above, will perish in a fire. The average home in Black Lake, Sask., houses more than 10 people.

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Indigenous peoples

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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Call Number / Accession NumberTS-1-SB-601B-HENTON006

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