Robert Alexie Sr.

Robert Alexie Sr. during a tea break on the traditional Teetł'it Gwich'in trail between Fort McPherson and Mayo, 1998. The snowshoes in the foreground are an example of the trail snowshoes still used today and made in Fort McPherson. Photo: Ingrid Kritsch, GSCI

Gwadàl’ Zheii: Belongings from the Land has been developed in collaboration with the Gwich’in Social and Cultural Institute (www.gwichin.ca), Northwest Territories, and the Heritage Branch of the Vuntut Gwitchin Government (www.vgfn.ca), Yukon. Explore the rich cultural heritage of the Gwich’in through artifacts, historic and contemporary photographs, and oral histories and stories told by Elders.

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