Sand Point Mission

Title: Sand Point Mission
Spatial Coverage: Sand Point
Description: Men are carrying wood to build houses in Sand Point. Families built this village in 1938, after the construction of the Winneway dam flooded their settlement at Long-Point. During Odeimin kisis (July), the community would host a mission led by the bishop of the diocese, which included both Anicinabek and non-Indigenous people from neighboring villages.
Format: Photography
Étendue: b&w
Date Created: Around 1946
Source: Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec
Contributor: Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (sharing); Jimmy Hunter (description)
Date Modified: 2024-08-13
Access Rights: Open access
License: Protected by copyrights
Identifier: banq-08y-p11p20

Item sets: Fonds Gaston Carrière; Revised by the community; Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec