Fishing on a ice-lake spring

Dave Sinnott, 1960


Susan, unidentified person (centre), and Isadore Sammurtok children fishing on a ice-lake, spring season; and winter standing by the iglu (igloo) portrait – Isadore, Susan (wearing amauti) with 3 children and Rosalie on right; background when Chesterfield Inlet settlement started to established structural buildings in early 1960’s.

Photo credit: Dave Sinnott, May, 1960 – 1961

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