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Bill Ottereyes, a Cree and a Waswonipi band councillor, holds a beaver skin in his one-room shack in Matagami, gateway to the land in which the huge J(...)
Bill Ottereyes, a Cree and a Waswonipi band councillor, holds a beaver skin in his one-room shack in Matagami, gateway to the land in which the huge J(...)

Bill Ottereyes, a Cree and a Waswonipi band councillor, holds a beaver skin in his one-room shack in Matagami, gateway to the land in which the huge J(...)

Date11/18/1973
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Original Toronto Star caption: Bill Ottereyes; a Cree and a Waswonipi band councillor; holds a beaver skin in his one-room shack in Matagami; gateway to the land in which the huge James Bay hydro project has been stopped. I feel very good about it; he says.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0008874F
On the fringes of Matagami: Edward Ottereyes, 79, and wife Maria, 58, walk with their granddaughter, Linda, 4
On the fringes of Matagami: Edward Ottereyes, 79, and wife Maria, 58, walk with their granddaughter, Linda, 4
11/20/1973
Ghislain Fillion, 32, loads survival gear - cable, shovel, axe, sleeping bag and food - into his truck in Matagami, Que
Ghislain Fillion, 32, loads survival gear - cable, shovel, axe, sleeping bag and food - into his truck in Matagami, Que
11/25/1973
Workers on the James Bay power project in Matagami, Que
Workers on the James Bay power project in Matagami, Que
11/23/1973
Jean Paquette of Montreal hands a bag to Albert Perron, 35, also of Montreal as they reach Matagami from the bush north of it, where they worked on $6(...)
Jean Paquette of Montreal hands a bag to Albert Perron, 35, also of Montreal as they reach Matagami from the bush north of it, where they worked on $6(...)
11/18/1973
The cree of the James Bay area have one of the last non-dependent native cultures in North America
The cree of the James Bay area have one of the last non-dependent native cultures in North America
5/17/1972
Cree Trapper Philip Cox, shown at home with daughter, Evelyn, 8, is one of the few Indians who still rely on trap lines for most of their income. Cox'(...)
Cree Trapper Philip Cox, shown at home with daughter, Evelyn, 8, is one of the few Indians who still rely on trap lines for most of their income. Cox'(...)
5/17/1972
Image of a lit lightbulb
Toronto Electric Light Company reliable service
Approximately 1886
Doctor in the house: Around Toronto Hydro, David Nurse, 36, is known as the doctor, for his expertise in fixing underground cables
Doctor in the house: Around Toronto Hydro, David Nurse, 36, is known as the doctor, for his expertise in fixing underground cables
8/21/1990
It's all in a day's work, A helicopter plucks a man from a power line, taking him from one job site to another on the 230-volt high-tension line between Cherrywood and Oshawa
It's all in a day's work, A helicopter plucks a man from a power line, taking him from one job site to another on the 230-volt high-tension line between Cherrywood and Oshawa
4/30/1975
Lineman spares that tree, Ontario Hydro lineman Bernie Dore installs a line on new main feeder poles, eight feet taller than the old ones (right), going through Georgetown
Lineman spares that tree, Ontario Hydro lineman Bernie Dore installs a line on new main feeder poles, eight feet taller than the old ones (right), going through Georgetown
7/26/1973
Power Projects: Quebec natives are trying to stop hydro stations like this one on La Grande River from being built in Great Whale project, indicated on map
Power Projects: Quebec natives are trying to stop hydro stations like this one on La Grande River from being built in Great Whale project, indicated on map
3/1/1991
It is an expensive business to maintain construction camps in a hostile environment, like this one at the James Bay hydro project in northern Quebec. (...)
It is an expensive business to maintain construction camps in a hostile environment, like this one at the James Bay hydro project in northern Quebec. (...)
3/25/1974