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b. c.1884, Nakina River, British Columbia
d. 1972
First Nations Affiliation: Tlingit

A businessman, hunter, and trapper, from 1920 to 1945 George Johnston documented his life and that of his community - moments both lighthearted, as well as auspicious. A museum in Teslin bears his name, and his work is held by the Yukon Archives. Carol Geddes, a distant relation, documented on film Johnston's obscure, yet remarkable life, which challenges prevailing notions of First Nation's people.

 

R E C E N T   E X H I B I T I O N S

1994 From Icebergs to Iced Tea.
Thunder Bay Art Gallery, Thunder Bay, Ontario; Carleton University Art Gallery, Ottawa, Ontario

O T H E R   E X H I B I T I O N   V E N U E S

De memoire. Le mois de la photo, Montréal, Québec

 

S E L E C T E D   C O L L E C T I O N S

Thunder Bay Art Gallery, Thunder Bay, Ontario
Yukon Archives, Whitehorse, Yukon

 

S E L E C T E D   B I B L I O G R A P H Y

"Canadian works featured at Native American film festival." Halifax Daily News, 25 October 1997, p. 29.

Geddes, Carol. Picturing a People: George Johnston, Tinglit Photographer. 51 mins. Montréal, Québec: National Film Board, 1997. [videorecording]

Henry, Victoria,and Shelley Niro. From Icebergs to Iced Tea. Thunder Bay, Ontario: Thunder Bay Art Gallery, Ottawa, Ontario: Carleton University Art Galley, 1994.

 
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