View from behind of Inuit residents attending a church service in [Coppermine, Nunavut]; a priest is visible at the front of the sanctuary.
A view of Ishwomiatook, from Cresswell Bay, getting off the plane with her sick child en route to the Charles Camsell Hospital for treatment.
View of a young Inuk man who was evacuated from Cresswell Bay to Edmonton, finishing a meal.
An Inuk individual dressed in traditional clothing; in the background another parka-clad figure is visible.
This series consists of a variety of records concerning projects the Edmonton Social Planning Council (E.S.P.C.) and its numerous committees were involved in or concerned with. The projects concern social issues such as the needs of the elderly, community services and development, child welfare and day care services, the Christmas Bureau, the development and support of cooperatives, community schools, services for people with physical disabilities, services for homeless people, women’s shelters, Indigenous and Metis welfare, poverty, rehabilitation, and more. In some cases the E.S.P.C. was the primary driving force behind a project while in other cases it provided support to other organizations’ projects. The types of records included in this series include minutes, correspondence, memorandums, reports, proposals, and studies. The records provide insight into the social issues the E.S.P.C. was concerned with as well as how it worked to address them. In addition, the records help paint a picture of how the E.S.P.C. and its role within the community changed over time.
Edmonton Social Planning CouncilIndigenous Chief Fred Calihoo in his hospital bed after surviving being hit by an airplane propeller.
A view of a young boy from Cresswell Bay in his bed at Charles Camsell Hospital.
View of the evacuation by airplane of residents of Cresswell Bay to Edmonton.
Inuk man and child posing with a freshly caught fish out-of-doors at Coppermine, now Nunavut.
View of Inuit residents, dressed in traditional clothing, attending a church service in [Coppermine, Nunavut].