The Grey Nuns Northwest Territory Collection: embroidery in the Mackenzie Valley

• Main Author: Wenzel, Abra
• Other Authors: Walsh, Andrea N. (Andrea Naomi)
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Northwest Territories; Indian Residential Schools; The Grey Nuns; Students' art and crafts; Canada; Fort Providence; Indian; Mackenzie River; Mackenzie Valley; Yellowknife; Mackenzie river
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1828/7508

During the Indian Residential School period (1867-1960) in the Mackenzie River area of the Northwest Territories, Indigenous students at several schools administered by the Order of the Grey Nuns produced crafts and art items that were then exported to the Order’s motherhouse in Montréal. This colle...