Guy Mary-Rousselière

Who is Guy Mary-Rousselière?

Father Guy Mary-Rousselière was a French-Canadian anthropologist, missionary priest at Mittimatalik, and string figure collector. He was involved in recording Inuit songs, film-making, and had photographs occasionally published in National Geographic. He excavated many artifacts given to the National Museum in Ottawa.

He was editor of Eskimo magazine for several years, a member of the Northwest Territories Historic Sites and Monuments Board for many years, and was a recipient, in 1988 from the Honourable Bill McKnight, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, of a Northern Science Award recipient in 1988.