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Slavey Indians showing type of face common to the 

 northern tribes. These Indians are generally rather light 

 in color and are thoroughly primitive in manners and cus- 

 toms, although they have adopted white man's dress 



The Indians of the north honor a person of importance by 

 making a lob-stick. The one shown in the picture was made by 

 Cree boatsmen 



"treaty paying". Nearly all 

 the Indians of Canada receive 

 cash payments from the Domin- 

 ion Government once a year, 

 A band of Slavey Indians, prac- 

 tically untouched by civilization 

 except as to dress, trade at this 

 post which is seven hundred 

 miles from the railroad by the 

 usual route of travel. The 

 Beaver Indians who hunt be- 

 tween Hay River and the Peace 

 a,re greatly reduced in numbers 

 and considerably influenced by 

 more than a century of contact 

 with white and half-breed trad- 

 ers and servants of the fur 

 company. A fair collection 

 was made among them, and 

 information secured which 

 although scanty was very- 

 acceptable. 



Returning upstream from 

 Vermilion to St. John in 

 August was another matter 

 as regards speed. The cur- 

 rent was not quite so strong, 

 but the steamer belonged to 

 the Hudson's Bay Com- 

 pany. The ways of the 

 Company are still the old 

 ways in the North. There 

 must be a French-Cree 

 word for manana since the 

 thing itself certainly exists. 

 The boat was comfortable 

 however, the weather per- 

 fect, and the companion- 

 ship excellent. On that 

 particular trip of the steam- 

 er there was on board a fine 

 old Catholic bishop who had 

 been a pioneer in the North, 

 two sisters of charity, a 

 Church of England mission- 

 ary, a judge, two or more 

 lawyers, superintendents of 



