Gary McGuffin's Fall 2008 Kamestastin Photos
Beautiful photos taken at Kamestastin in the fall of 2008 by professional photographer Gary McGuffin. These photos have been made available to Tshikapisk Foundation for its purposes but any other use of these images must be made only with permission of Gary and Joanie McGuffin.
River reflections, Kamestastin river |
Caribou at Kamestastin, October 2008 |
Above first rapids on Kamestastin river |
Jordanna Benuen, bubbles and picture of her great, great grandfather Nuk |
Tshikapisk camp at Kamestastin Ekupitats |
Bear tracks on beach at Kamestastin |
Caribou running on hills above Kamestastin |
Tamarack below cliffs in valley near kupitan |
Ice making on hillside |
Female caribou running on hillside above Kamestastin |
View of Kamestastin outflow from mountain overlooking it. |
Frost remaining in shadow cast on beach by canoe |
Ice forming on rock wall by Kamestastin river |
Uishak (large male caribou in rut) with small caribou. |
Caribou above Kamestastin with snowy hills in background |
Late evening view of Kamestastin looking west towards Mistaministuk island |
View of Kamestastin Ekupitats south side with huge boulder on hillside left by melting glaciers. |
Caribou almost ready for fall rut |
Kamestastin river, October 2009 |
Jordanna making Innu string figures |
Caribou feeding on mountains south of Kamestastin outflow |
Gary McGuffin's tent under northern lights at Kamestastin |
Caribou crossing Kamestastin Ekupitats |
Caribou swimming across narrows at Kamestastin |
Caribou antlers from caribou killed by wolves at water's edge at Kamestastin Ekupitats |
Caribou emerge from river and are silhouetted by droplets of water catching the light as they shake themselves. |
Caribou backlit by evening light |
Jordanna doing the Aisimeutshuapa ( Inuit Houses) string figure outside Gary McGuffin's tent |
Jordanna Benuen in valley where many very old Innu sites have been found |
Stone knife made by Innu maybe 7000 years ago |
Kamestastin: view towards kupitan |
Jordanna Benuen at spot where ancient Innu hunters were making tools from quartz |
View of Kamestastin from valley leading up to tundra near lake outflow |
Kamestastin Ekupitats |
Bear skull hung in tree as mark of respect |
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