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Teaching Photos === by Bob Sutherland ===
This is my collection of photographs of some of the remote villages, First Nation, Metis and Inuit communities where I have taught in northern Canada. Most of the photos were taken by myself but some were taken by my teaching colleagues and students.
My photos are available in two sizes. The sizes listed are approximate. The 1024 x 681 pixel size will allow you to quickly view my photos on all screens including smart phones, tablets and computers. The 1500 x 1000 pixel size is a higher resolution photo that is often twice as big a file to download over the Internet. Regardless of the size you pick all of my photos will zoom larger or smaller to find the best fit within the web browser window on your screen.
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This Inuit community is located along the Arctic Ocean coastline beside the mouth of the Coppermine River. The community was formerly known as Coppermine when it was part of the Northwest Territories. I taught in this community during the 1996-1997 school year as preparations were underway to create the new territory of Nunavut.
Photos: 1024 x 681 or 1500 x 1000 pixels.
This Inuit community is hidden in Patricia Bay along the coast of Baffin Island in the Arctic Ocean. There is a river named Clyde River but it is many kilometres away from the community. Clyde River was formerly in the Northwest Territories. I taught in Clyde River during the 1997-1998 school year as preparations were underway to create the new territory of Nunavut.
Photos: 1024 x 681 or 1500 x 1000 pixels.
This Oji-Cree community is surrounded by forest and hills along the shore of a lake named Deer Lake. It is a fly-in community, which means the only transportation in and out of the community for most of the year is by airplanes. Deer Lake is in the province of Ontario near the provincial boundary with Manitoba. I taught in Deer Lake during the 1998-1999 school year.
Photos: 1024 x 681 or 1500 x 1000 pixels.
This Cree community is surrounded by forest along the shore of a lake named Split Lake. The band calls themself the Tataskweyak Cree Nation or the Split Lake Cree First Nation. The community is accessible by a dirt surface highway. Split Lake is in the northern region of the province of Manitoba. I taught in Split Lake during the 1999-2000 school year.
Photos: 1024 x 681 or 1500 x 1000 pixels.
The population of Sandy Bay includes members of the Peter Ballantyne Cree First Nation, the James Smith Cree First Nation, a Metis community and a village. Sandy Bay is at the end of a dirt surface highway in the northeastern region of the province of Saskatchewan. The community is surrounded by forest and hills along the banks of the Churchill River. I taught in Sandy Bay during the 2000-2004 school years.
Photos: 1024 x 686 or 1504 x 1007 pixels.
Here are some photos I took on Sunday December 1, 2002 while driving around on the roads in the Sandy Bay area. I have included everything from good roads to dirt trails.
Photos: 1024 x 686 or 1504 x 1007 pixels.
Have you ever wondered what happens at a teacher's conference? Here are some photos taken at a teachers' conference in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan during late October sometime between 2000-2003.
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This Dene community is surrounded by forest along the shore of Lake Athabasca. It is a fly-in community, which means the only transportation in and out of the community for most of the year is by airplanes. Fond-du-Lac is in the province of Saskatchewan near the northern boundary with the Northwest Territories. I taught in Fond-du-Lac during the 2004-2005 school year.
Photos: 1024 x 681 or 1500 x 1000 pixels.
The Shoal Lake Cree First Nation band lives in a community with two names, Shoal Lake and Pakwaw Lake. It is along the geographical boundary between the Prairie grasslands and the northern forests. The community is accessible by a dirt surface highway in the province of Saskatchewan near the provincial boundary with Manitoba. I taught in Pakwaw Lake during the 2005-2007 school years.
Photos: 1024 x 681 or 1500 x 1000 pixels.
Turnor Lake consists of the Birch Narrows Dene Nation band, a Metis community and a village. Turnor Lake is along the geographical boundary between the Prairie grasslands and the northern forests. It is at the end of a dirt surface highway in the northwestern region of the province of Saskatchewan. The community is along the shore of a lake named Turnor Lake. I taught in Turnor Lake during the 2008-2009 school year.
Photos: 1024 x 681 or 1500 x 1000 pixels.