Title

Burial of Jean-Baptiste Papatie

Spatial Coverage

Kitcisakik (Grand Lac Victoria)

Famille

Dumont

Papatie

Description

Pauline Dumont-Papatie places a handful of earth into the grave of Jean-Baptiste Papatie. It was customary for the loved ones of a deceased person to take turns throwing soil into the grave. This practice, which spread through communities under Christian influence, has now disappeared.

Format

Photography

Étendue

b&w

Contemporanéité

Related to an exctinct practice

Access Rights

Open access

License

Protected by copyrights

Contributor

Ejinagosi Kistabish (sharing)

Anna Mapachee (description)

Date Modified

2025-08-06

Identifier

ejinagosi-kistabish-photo-962