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The Hon. W. Dan Chilcott Collection W. Dan Chilcott was appointed special prosecutor of the Northwest Territories in 1958 and elevated to Deputy Magistrate in 1961. He was perhaps the youngest man at the time to preside over a northern court. He travelled extensively throughout the north and conducted courts in unusual places including out in the open, on an airplane and in Hudson Bay Company posts. He respected traditional Inuit life and culture and did not approve of southern interference causing drastic
119 ENNUTSIAK (1896-1967), FROBISHER BAY / IQALUIT MIDWIVES WITH BABY stone, c. 1958 4.5" x 7.75" x 6" — 11.4 x 19.7 x 15.2 cm. $8,000—12,000
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changes to the Inuit lifestyle. Chilcott knew James Houston well and received an inscribed pen and ink drawing from the artist (lot 124 of this catalogue. Chilcott acquired works from the artists during visits to various communities in particular, Frobisher Bay (Iqaluit) where he spent much time and acquired the stunning and early midwives carving from Ennutsiak (lot 119).