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The Indians are angry because no one consulted them before plans were made for the area
The Indians are angry because no one consulted them before plans were made for the area

The Indians are angry because no one consulted them before plans were made for the area

Date5/17/1972
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Original Toronto Star caption: The Indians are angry because no one consulted them before plans were made for the area. While Nellie Lameboy prepares a goose; Dina Duff plucks another and Josie Sam looks on.
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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0008872F
Fort George is the largest community in the region that will be affected by Quebec's plans for the east shore of James Bay. The 1,250 Indians who live there fear it will be flooded
Fort George is the largest community in the region that will be affected by Quebec's plans for the east shore of James Bay. The 1,250 Indians who live there fear it will be flooded
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Cree Trapper Philip Cox, shown at home with daughter, Evelyn, 8, is one of the few Indians who still rely on trap lines for most of their income. Cox'(...)
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Image of a lit lightbulb
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Helping to build a new addition to the family's trapper's camp in the woods, Kathleen Jolly snow-shoes through the bush to gather spruce branches for flooring of shelter made of spliced saplings
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