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Jim Vittrekwa

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Jim was born at Rock River in the Yukon in 1924, but was mainly raised in the Delta around the Middle Peel. Throughout his life he has made a living by hunting, trapping and fishing. In 1928 at the age of four, Jim was sent to the Hay River mission school and remained there for three years, completing several grades.

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