No.451
A whale tooth with Canadian/Quebec/Cree and Inuit history. The tooth has inscribed on it
'Nemaska. 1912. Jacov Skoner'. Also inscribed is a hand throwing an arrow. It measures 17cm x 6cm and weighs 502g.
Research suggests:-
The 1912 Quebec Boundaries Extension Act carried certain obligations. Under this federal statute, the Quebec government was to reach an agreement on land-related issues with the Cree, Inuit and Naskapi peoples inhabiting these vast federal territories known as Rupert's Land. However, talks on these matters would not begin until 62 years later, after the Cree and Inuit peoples of Quebec filed a motion to halt the James Bay hydro-electric development work begun in Northern Quebec by the province.