Isaac Brazeau and a bear cub

Title: Isaac Brazeau and a bear cub
Subject: Makwa (bears)
Spatial Coverage: Kitcisakik (Grand Lake Victoria)
Famille: Brazeau
Description: Isaac Brazeau is holding a bear cub in his arms. A woman, probably Jacinthe Brazeau, stands behind him. Assigning them a human name was not recommended.

In the past, people would sometimes domesticate bear cubs to keep them as pets. Alex Mapachee recounts: ‘We used to say we could eat it later. But when the time came, we couldn’t bring ourselves to kill it; it had become part of the group. We would take it far away, to the edge of the lake, so it wouldn’t come back.’ Some people rather tamed beavers, otters... and even raccoons.
Format: Photography
Étendue: b&w
Technique de fabrication: Gelatin silver-print
Titre antérieur: Isaac Brazeau and Jacinthe Brazeau ? [Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec]
Title changed, as it was approximate.
Source: Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec
Contributor: Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (sharing)
Date Modified: 2025-08-04
Access Rights: Open access
License: Protected by copyrights
Identifier: 08Y_P185GP40 [Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec]

Item sets: Fonds Société de bien-être Kitcisakik; Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec

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