ᐃᒪᓐᓇᐃᓕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍᑦ

ᑕᑯᒍᒃ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐊᖅᑯᑎᖓᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᕐᒪᖔᑦᑕ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐃᓕᓴᐃᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᓐᓇᐅᒪᓇᓱᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᐸᓖᓯᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᖃᑎᒋᕙᑦᑐᒋᑦ, ᑐᓵᔨᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑕ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐸᓖᓰᑦ ᐊᓐᓄᕌᖃᑦᑎᐸᑦᑐᒋᑦ.

ᖃᐅᔨᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᐊᖅᑯᑎᖓᓂᒃ

ᐸᓖᓯᒃᑯᑦ ᑕᒪᐅᖓᕆᐅᓚᐅᕐᒪᑕ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓕᑦᑕᕆᐊᖃᑦᑐᑎᑦ ᐊᓐᓇᐅᒪᓇᓱᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ. ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᒥᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᕋᓱᐊᖅᑐᒋᑦ ᐸᓖᓯᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᓄᖅᑐᑎᒍᑦ. ᐱᓕᑖᕆᔭᐅᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ - ᐃᓛᓐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᑕᕝᕙᑲᐅᑎᒋ – ᓯᕗᒃᑲᑕᖅᑎᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ, ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔨᑕᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ, ᑐᓵᔨᒋᔭᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ, ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑏᑦ, ᐃᖃᓗᒐᓱᐊᖅᑏᑦ, ᕿᔪᓐᓂᓪᓗ ᖁᓪᓗᐃᔩᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓂᕿᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ.

S/Cst. Andrew Stewart loads a toboggan, Aklavik patrol, 1946. NWT Archives/N-2005-001:0093

ᖃᐅᔨᒪᑦᑎᐊᕆᐊᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕐᒪᖔᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᐅᓚᖅᓯᒪᓪᓗᑎᒃ. ᖃᓄᖅ ᐊᓐᓇᐅᒪᔭᕆᐊᖃᒻᒪᖔᕐᒥᒃ. ᐸᓖᓯᒃᑯᓐᓂᑦ ᐸᖅᑭᔭᕆᐊᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᑕᒫᓂᒥᐅᑕᐅᖏᑦᑐᓂᒃ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐃᒃᑮᓇᖅᓯᓴᕋᐃᒦᓕᓚᐅᕐᒪ ᓄᓇᒥ. ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᕆᐊᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐊᓐᓇᐅᒪᒋᐊᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ.

ᐲᑕ ᕌᔅ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᒃ ᒥᒃᓵᓄᑦ ᐸᓖᓯᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎᓂᒃ

S/Cst. Andrew Stewart prepares a camp meal, Aklavik Patrol, 1946.

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S/Cst. Peter Esau (left), guides Garner King and Cst. Bob Knights into Fish Lake, Sachs Harbour, 1958.

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Cutting fire wood, 1922.

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Police Interpreter hauling water, Aklavik, 1920s.

NWT Archives/N-1991-041:0029

ᐊᐅᓚᖅᓯᒪᓪᓗᑎᒃ

ᐸᓖᓯᖃᕝᕕᐅᔪᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᕕᖏᑦ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᖅᕕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᐅᕋᓱᐊᕈᑎᐅᓗᑎᒃ ᓲᕐᓗ ᕿᓚᓗᒐᐃᑦ, ᑎᕆᒐᓂᐊᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᔭᕋᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖅ. 12-ᖑᔪᑦ ᐸᓖᓯᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓪᓗᖁᑎᖏᑦ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐅᑯᓇᓂ Fort Constantine (Forty Mile, YT) ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑭᒻᒥᕈᑦ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦᒥ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᖓᓯᑦᑐᒥ ᐅᐊᓐᓇᖓᓂ ᐊᐅᓱᐃᑦᑐᒥᐅᑦ ᕿᑭᖅᑕᖓ. ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐸᓖᓯᖃᕝᕕᐅᔪᑦ ᓱᓕ ᐅᓪᓗᒥᐅᔪᖅ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᑦ.

ᐊᒻᒪᓗᒃᑕᐅᖅ, ᐸᓖᓯᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᖏᕐᓕᕋᐃᒐᒥᒃ ᐅᖓᓯᑦᑐᕈᓗᒻᒨᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᐃᓐᓇᖅᑎᒍᑦ, ᐃᑳᖅᑐᓂᔾᔪᑦ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐱᖓᓱᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᕐᔪᐊᖑᔪᑦ. ᓯᕗᓂᐊᒍᑦ 1999, ᓄᓇᑦᑎᐊᕐᒥᐅᑉ ᐱᖃᓯᐅᔾᔨᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᒥᐅᔪᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᑦᖑᓕᖅᑐᒥᒃ.

Background: RCMP Detachment Resolute Bay, 1949. Library and Archives Canada/National Defence Headquarters, 126784

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ᐸᓖᓯᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᑦᔨᖁᑎᖏᑦ

ᐅᑭᐅᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᖃᑦᑕᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓄᑦ ᑕᑯᔭᖅᑐᖅᑐᑎᒃ

ᐸᓖᓯᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑏᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓂ ᐃᓚᔮᕇᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔨᒋᔭᐅᒻᒪᕆᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᕿᒧᖅᓯᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᖃᑦᑕᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᑯᓂᐅᓂᐊᕐᓗᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᔭᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᐊᐅᓚᖅᓯᒪᓗᓂ. ᕿᒧᔅᓯᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᖅᑐᓂ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓂᖃᑉᐸᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᓄᑖᒥᒃ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑕᐅᓕᖅᑐᑎᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ. ᐸᓖᓯᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑏᑦ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᐳᑎᐊᓗᒻᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᒃᑮᓇᖅᑐᒻᒪᕆᐊᓗᒻᒥ ᐋᑦᑎᕆᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᑎᑎᖅᑲᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑐᓴᕋᔅᓴᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᕐᓂᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐳᓚᕋᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑎᒃ ᐃᓄᓐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᒦᑦᑐᓂᒃ.

Background: S/Cst. Andre Jerome on patrol from Arctic Red River [Tsiigehtchic] to Inuvik, 1957. NWT Archives/N-1993-002:0004

ᐱᖃᑎᖃᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᖏᑦᑐᖅ ᑭᒻᒥᓂᒃ. ᐃᓛᓐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᕿᒻᒦᑦ ᕿᒪᐃᓐᓇᐃᕙᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐸᓖᓯᒃᑯᑦ ᖃᒧᑏᓐᓂᒃ ᑲᑕᒐᐅᕙᑦᑐᑎᒃ ᓂᐅᕈᓗᖏᒃ ᐸᐅᖔᓘᖅᑐᑎᒃ. ᑕᒪᔾᔭᒪᑯᐊ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᕙᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ. ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐃᓕᑦᑕᕆᐊᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᕿᓚᒥᑯᓗᒃ.

ᐋᐴᑦ ᐃᓚᐃᐊᔅ, ᐊᐱᖅᓱᖅᑕᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᒥᒃᓵᓄᑦ ᐊᒃᑲᖓᑕ ᐸᓕᓯᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᒨᓯᔅ ᕌᑎ

ᖃᐅᔨᒪᒐᑦᑕ ᕿᒻᒥᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᑲᒪᔭᕆᐊᔅᓴᖅ

ᖃᒧᑕᐅᔭᖃᓕᓚᐅᖏᑎᓪᓗᑕ, ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥᐅᑕᐃᑦ ᐃᓚᔮᕇᑦ ᕿᒧᔅᓯᖃᑦᑎᐊᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ. ᕿᒧᔅᓯᐅᑎᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᖃᐅᑕᒫᑦᑎᐊᖅ ᐸᖅᑭᔭᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓗᒃᑖᒥ. ᓂᕆᑎᑕᐅᕙᑦᑐᑎᒃ ᓂᕿᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᖃᓗᓐᓂᒃ ᐆᑕᐅᒐᔪᓚᐅᖅᑐᑎᒃ, ᐱᓗᐊᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᖑᑎᓪᓗᒍ.

RCMP puppies Peter and Paul, Sachs Harbour, 1958. NWT Archives/N-2005-001:0176

ᐊᖅᑯᑎᓕᐅᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍᑦ

ᐱᒡᒐᓇᕐᓂᖅᐹᖑᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᑦᑕ ᐃᓚᖓ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐱᓱᒋᐊᖃᓕᕋᐃᒐᑦᑕ ᓯᕗᓂᐊᒍᑦ ᕿᒧᔅᓰᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑐᑕ ᒪᐅᔭᓯᐅᕈᑏᑦ ᒪᐅᔭᐅᓗᐊᓐᖑᐊᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᐊᖅᑯᑎᖃᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᖅᓴᐅᓂᐊᕐᒪᑕ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᒪᓕᒃᑐᑦ.

Breaking trail on the Dawson to Fort McPherson patrol, 1920s. NWT Archives/N-1979-067:0061

ᓄᓇ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓚᐅᖅᑕᕗᑦ

ᕿᒧᔅᓯᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᖃᑦᑕᕐᓃᑦ ᐊᖅᑯᑎᖃᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᒐᔪᒃᑐᒥᒃ ᐃᓄᓐᓄᑦ. ᐸᓖᓯᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑏᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓚᐅᖅᑑᑦ ᑖᒃᑯᓂᖓ ᐊᖅᑯᑎᐅᕙᑦᑐᓂᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᒍᓐᓇᖅᑐᑎᒃ ᓯᓚ ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑑᓂᐊᕐᒪᖔᑦ, ᐱᔭᕆᐊᑐᔪᐊᓗᒃᑯᑦ ᓄᓇᒃᑰᕉᓐᓇᖅᑐᑎᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓅᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᑎᒃ ᓄᓇᒥᑦ. ᐊᐅᓚᖅᓯᒪᓗᓂ ᓄᓇᒥ ᐊᔪᖏᑦᑎᐊᕆᐊᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔪᓐᓇᑎᐊᕐᓗᑎᒃ.

S/Cst. Peter Esau and Cst. Bob Knights on patrol to Holman Island [Ulukhaktok], 1958. NWT Archives/N-1993-002:0178

ᕿᒧᔅᓯᖅᑐᓂ ᐱᖁᑎᑦ

Background: RCMP dog leader, Fort Rae detachment, 1926. NWT Archives/N-1987-016:0618

ᐊᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᖃᑦᑕᕐᓃᑦ

ᐊᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ, ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᑰᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᓰᑦ ᐃᓄᓐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓂᓪᓗ ᐊᒃᑐᐊᓂᖃᑦᑎᑦᑎᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ. ᐊᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᓕᕌᖓᑕ ᐸᓖᓯᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑏᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᕈᔾᔨᔨᐅᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐸᓖᓯᒃᑯᓐᓂᑦ ᐃᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑐᑎᒃ ᐅᒥᐊᓂᒃ, ᐅᒥᐊᑯᑖᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑲᓅᓂᒃ.

Jimmy Akavak, Sandy Akavak, and Matthew Akavak with Cst. McLaughlin and Cst. Marchbank, on Eastern Arctic Patrol, Lake Harbour [Kimmirut], NWT, 1944. NWT Archives/N-2005-001:0249

ᑐᓵᔩᑦ

ᐸᓖᓯᒃᑯᑦ ᑎᑭᒻᒪᑕ ᓄᓇᑦᑎᐊᕐᒧᑦ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓚᐅᖏᑦᑐᑦ.

ᑐᓵᔨᖃᕆᐊᖃᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᕐᒪᑕ ᐸᓖᓯᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓅᓇᓱᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᓕᕌᖓᑕ. ᐊᒥᓱᑦ ᐸᓖᓯᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑏᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑐᓵᔩᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᕈᓐᓇᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᑲᑎᓐᖓᔪᒥᒃ ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᖏᓐᓂᒃ, ᐅᐃᕖᑎᑐᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᓪᓗᓈᑎᑐᑦ.

ᐅᖃᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑐᓴᐅᒪᑎᑦᑎᓂᖅ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐊᓘᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐸᓖᓯᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ, ᐱᓗᐊᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᒪᓕᒐᕐᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᑎᑦᑎᔭᕆᐊᖃᑦᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᑐᐊᕕᓐᓇᖅᑐᖅᑕᖃᕌᖓᑦ.

S/Cst. Vital Thomas, Rae [Behchokǫ̀], 1962. NWT Archives/N-2003-037:0188

ᐊᓈᓇᒐ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᒍᓐᓇᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ ᒍᐃᑦᓯᑐᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐳᓛᕆᐊᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐊᓈᓇᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᑖᑕᓐᓄᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᒃᓴᖃᕈᑎᒃ ᐸᓖᓯᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᑦᑎᐊᕈᓐᓇᖏᒃᑯᑎᒃ. ᑐᓵᔨᐅᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᑑᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᐸᑦᑐᑎᒃ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖓᓐᓄᑦ ᐸᓖᓯᒃᑯᑦ. ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓂ ᐊᑲᐅᒋᔭᖃᓚᐅᖅᑑᒃ ᐊᓈᓇᒃᑯᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎᖃᕆᐊᔅᓴᖅ ᑕᐃᑯᓐᖓᑦᑕᐅᑎᒋᖏᖔᖅᑐᑎᒃ ᐸᓖᓯᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ.

ᓗᐃᔅ ᕋᐃᓐᑎᐅ, ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᒃ ᐊᑖᑕᒥᓂᒃ ᐸᓖᓯᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎ ᔮᓂ ᕋᐃᓐᑎᐅᒥᒃ

S/Cst. James Fabien of Fort Resolution spoke English, French, Chipewyan and Dogrib [Tłı̨chǫ], 1933.

RCMP Letter of Engagement for dog driver and interpreter S/Cst. Jimmy Fabien, 1929.

ᖃᓄᕐᓕ “ᐸᓖᓯᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎ” ᑐᑭᖃᒻᒪᑦ ᐅᕙᖓ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖓᑎᒍᑦ?

ᐊᓐᓄᕌᖃᑦᑎᑦᑎᓂᖅ ᐊᓐᓇᐅᒪᔪᓐᓇᓂᐊᕐᒪᑕ

ᐅᖅᑰᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓴᓇᓯᒪᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᓐᓄᕌᑦ ᐸᓖᓯᒃᑯᓐᓂᑦ ᐊᓐᓇᐅᒪᑎᑦᑎᔪᓐᓇᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᑲᐅᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᐅᓚᖅᓯᒪᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓄᓇᒧᑦ. ᐊᕐᓇᐃᑦ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᑐᔪᓂᒃ ᕿᓚᒥᑯᓘᖏᑦᑐᖅ ᓴᓇᔭᕆᐊᓕᓐᓂᒃ ᓴᓇᕙᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᓂᖓᓗ ᕿᓯᓐᓂᒃ, ᐊᒪᕈᕋᔭᓂᒃ, ᑐᒃᑐᕋᔭᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑐᒃᑐᕐᔪᐊᓄᑦ ᐊᒥᕋᖏᓐᓂᒃ. ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓚᐅᕐᒥᔪᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᖃᓄᖅ ᓴᓇᔭᕆᐊᔅᓴᖅ ᕿᒻᒥᓄᑦ ᐊᓄᓐ, ᐃᐸᕋᐅᑎᓂᒃ, ᑲᒥᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᓕᒋᔭᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᕿᒻᒥᓄᑦ.

RCMP and friends showing off their winter clothing. Old Crow, 1954. NWT Archives/N-1979-062:0145

ᐊᓈᓇᒐ ᖁᓕᑦᑕᐅᔭᓕᐅᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐸᓖᓯᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ. ᐅᓪᓗᒥᐅᔪᖅ ᑕᑯᔪᓐᓇᕋᕕᑦ ᐸᓖᓯᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᔪᕐᒥᒃ serge-ᓖᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᓪᓕᖏᓐᓂ ᖁᖅᓱᖅᑐᑯᑖᖃᑦᑐᑎᒃ? ᐊᓈᓇᒪ ᓴᓇᓚᐅᖅᑕᖏᑦ. ᒥᖅᓱᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐸᓖᓯᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ, ᐊᓕᖅᓯᓕᐅᖅᐸᑦᑐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑲᒥᓕᐅᖅᐸᑦᑐᓂ, ᐳᐊᓗᓕᐅᖅᐸᑦᑐᓂ ᒥᖅᑯᕋᔮᓐᓂᒃ ᕿᓚᕈᑎᖃᑦᑐᑎᒃ. ᐸᓚᐅᒑᓕᐅᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᑕᖁᐊᖅᓴᓕᐅᖅᑐᓂ ᐊᑯᓂᐅᓂᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᖅᓯᒪᓗᑎᒃ. ᓂᒃᑯᓕᐅᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᓇᔅᓴᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᑦᑎᓂᒃ.

ᒪᐃᐳᓪ ᐳᕋᐅᓐ, ᐅᖃᓪᓚᐅᓯᓕᒃ ᐊᓈᓇᖓᓂᒃ ᒥᐊᓕ ᑭᐊᓐᑎ

Mary Kendi was the wife of S/Cst. Alfred Kendi and supported the Aklavik detachment. Mary was an impressive seamstress and is fondly remembered as a pillar of the Gwich’in community.

NWT Archives/G-1995-001:0570

Martha Stewart was the wife of S/Cst. Andrew Stewart. They traveled between Fort McPherson and Aklavik, spending most of their time in the mountains. She was well-known for her sewing and traditional skills, which were valuable to the RCMP.

NWT Archives/G-1995-001:0013