Rare footage of Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, touring the Northwest Territories in Northern Canada in 1954 by Canso airplane, visiting Inuit settlements. This historical footage shows the means of transportation that was used to get members of the royal family to the furthest reaches of Canada in those early days. Mike Zubko of Aklavik Flying Services and one of his float planes are in this footage. Also note Wardair float plane.
I'm just curious as to how you would go about getting your hands on footage like this, certainly wasn't footage that would have just been floating around. Sorry, just curious, I find it quite extraordinary. :)
jordanownjoa 9 months ago
wonderful video
falconhead67 10 months ago
Awww My Grandfather Ikey Bolt looks so healthy and so young....only remembered him as he was gettin older...seeing all those people from Coppermine/Kugluktuk is so good to see them again thanks YouTube
akhaliak 1 year ago
This is really awesome. My Grandfather Koighok look so young. Kugluktuk look so nice with the green grass and all the inuit wearing their nice parkas.
bub982 1 year ago
That location looks like Coppermine, NWT - today it know as Kugluktuk... nice to see Grand Uncle Ikey Bolt and Inuit Elders no long amongst us... Nice work...! Grand Uncle Ikey Bolt received a medal from the Prince at that time... NEGLIK
shotamoose 1 year ago
That looks like Herschel Island, located off the Yukon coast. Can anyone verify? A lot of the locals there, would be from thae Inuvialuit Settlement Region, Aklavik NWT.
iamklavikian 1 year ago
This is really interesting. I like the last scene in the boat, with the Mounties. The color, for that time, is quite dramatic. Any idea who shot this?
tarivardamir 1 year ago