southern Canadians assigned to to In theInearly days,days, Bay managers lived lived on on well as well as southern Canadians assigned the early Bay managers this posting. A number of Inuit who had the second level of the original Bay complex this posting. A number of Inuit who had the second level of the original Bay complex worked as “special” constables, interpreters (2) that now for a for warehouse, worked as “special” constables, interpreters (2) isthat is used now used a warehouse, or guides with the Mounted before the post residence was built. or guides withNorthwest the Northwest Mounted before the post residence was built. PolicePolice in theinearly 1900s, later worked for for the early 1900s, later worked By 1927, nearlynearly 100 Inuit By 1927, 100 had Inuit chosen had chosen the RCMP barracks in Chesterfield. Their the RCMP barracks in Chesterfield. Their Chesterfield Inlet as their homehome base,base, Chesterfield Inlet as their names were not listed in memos or sealed names were not listed in memos or sealed moving to camps to hunt and trap, but but moving to camps to hunt and trap, in records, their their names were were simply lost. lost. in records, names simply returning to Chesterfield to trade, to meet returning to Chesterfield to trade, to meet with friends or family members, and to with friends or family members, and to observe religious occasions. The Inuit observe religious occasions. The Inuit continued to livetoinlive traditional dwellings, continued in traditional dwellings, ABOVEABOVE Misiraq,Misiraq, Elizabeth UnurniqUnurniq TapataiTapatai and Mary Elizabeth andNuvak Mary Nuvak igloos in winter and skin tents in summer. igloos in winter and skin tents in summer. who lived story. L. T. Burwash, whothis lived thisBaker story. Lake, Baker1926 Lake,–1926 – L. T. Burwash, LibraryLibrary and Archives Canada/PA-099412 A photo (left) shows the entire population and Archives Canada/PA-099412 A photo (left) shows the entire population of theofcommunity in 1927, whenwhen clothing the community in 1927, clothing and materials of theofEuro-American and materials the Euro-American culture were were becoming moremore common. culture becoming common. By 1929, Inuit ran ship that By 1929, Inuitthe ransupply the supply ship that delivered trade goods to the smaller postsposts delivered trade goods to the smaller in Repulse Bay and Lake.Lake. The Inuit in Repulse Bay Baker and Baker The Inuit had learned their their seafaring skills skills from from the the had learned seafaring whalers and continue to have excellent whalers and continue to have excellent boat boat handling and navigation skills.skills. handling and navigation the 1900s through the 1930s, the the the 1900s through the 1930s, ABOVEABOVE amphibious biplanebiplane on the on beach the by hudson’s amphibious the by beach the hudson’s FromFrom barracks in Chesterfield Inlet was RCMP barracks in Chesterfield Inlet was Bay post Chesterfield, late 1920s - NWT -Archives/Lorenz Bayatpost at Chesterfield, late 1920s NWT Archives/Lorenz RCMP Learmonth N-1987-033:0498 Learmonth N-1987-033:0498 the largest in theinEastern Arctic, and the the largest the Eastern Arctic, and the RIghT Inuit the Fort Chesterfield, 1926 -1926 NWT - NWT RIghTcrew Inuitofcrew of the Fort Chesterfield, forceforce patrolling the area included Inuit as patrolling the area included Inuit as Archives/Lorenz Learmonth N-1987-033:0199 Archives/Lorenz Learmonth N-1987-033:0199
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