Hunting, Fishing, Trapping & Gathering

Teacher resource for educating students about environmental health through the lens of the Coast Salish lunar calendar. Activities follow the foods, resources, traditions, and practices associated with each of the seasonal changes.

A discussion about the construction of log and birch canoes ; the tuberculosis epidemic ; the effects of non-Indians on Indian life style : spiritual values, hunting; fishing; land use, etc.

University of Saskatchewan author David Natcher was a member of the panel.

A photograph of various Aboriginal artifacts including a bow and quiver with arrows, a flintlock pistol, an axe head, and a pipe. On the back is inscribed "This bow is half wood and half sinew There is no other like it in Canada. The Two long painted arrows were used on Buffalo. The gun is a flint lock." Presumably from a private collection in Medicine Hat, Alberta. On the back is typed "The Pender Agencies . . . Medicine Hat Canada".

Discusses attitudes toward the dead and traditional medicine.

File contains 4 negatives showing scenes from a Hunter Safety Program held for students at the All Saints Residential School in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan on May 13, 1966. Scanned image shows female students seated in a classroom with what appears to be a group of male students or instructors standing in the background.

Allen Ahenakew, Interpreter, and E.R. Conn, Federal Supervisor of Indian Affairs, at microphones at the Trappers Convention in Prince Albert, SK, 1961.

Area of land covered by trapper, aged 74, in northern Alberta -- his life as a trapper, and working in Fort McMurray.

In two volumes.

The material in this document is disconnected and frequently incoherent.

Introduction to the themed issue ties together perspectives and considerations of the contributors.

Poem.

Author examines the rites historically practiced by walrus hunters living on islands in the Bering Sea and their families. Argues that these rites and the multi-species history of Alaskans, Yupiget and Chukchi all require further scholarly attention.

Forms part of the Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History, v. 58 (p.1-194).

Looks at the challenges of climate change being witnessed in Arctic marine and coastal areas and the impact of those changes on the coastal communities.

An assortment of Aboriginal artifacts posed along a wall for a photograph. Presumably from a private collection in Medicine Hat. Includes flintlock and caplock rifles, a quiver with arrows, flintlock pistol, headdress, axe and tomahawk heads, beadwork, clothing, and smaller items. Some of these items also appear in S-B356.

Author compares the way in which settlers in the Arkansas River Valley made use of the natural land to cultivate orchards and vineyards to the way local Indigenous nations had lived on the land.

Through interviews with 84 expert elders and hunters, found that skill transfer was best transmitted through hands-on activities with youth and relationships building.

Image of berry picking expedition on Lac la Ronge Highway. Several children and one adult walking beside or riding in a horse-drawn wagon.

Book review of, Biocultural Diversity and Indigenous Ways of Knowing by Karim Aly-Kassam.

A short piece of poetic prose that discusses the teachings of the “blackfish.”

Discusses the lack of recognition for historical Indigenous cultural achievements. Achievements examined are: medicine, maple sugar, and the use of fertilizer.

Study by researchers and the Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) reports on effects of climate change on hunting and fishing and delivery of supplies in community.

Studies the skill set of the Indigenous people that employed the bow and arrow for hunting and warfare.

Concerns about man-made environmental damage with the undertaking of the James Bay Project is the focus of this booklet. Also mentioned is relocation of 7000 Cree persons and flooding of land.

Historical note:

Photograph of painting by W. Perehudoff hung at the Batoche Museum. Depicts man chasing down a buffalo on horseback.

Buffalo Narrows trapper John Hansen says "steady trapping can make a good living for anyone these days." Page One: picture of John Hansen. Page Two: picture of pelts.

Looks at artifacts recovered from a rock-shelter on the north side of Tasu Sound on the west coast of Moresby Island. Includes drawings and photographs.

Reprint of article relating to Canadian Aboriginals, mentioning pre-contact, history from the 19th and 20th centuries, and notable Aboriginals in various fields of employment and achievement.

A set of 184 photographs recording a trip north to Selwyn Lake by a class from Black Lake School to experience a caribou hunt. The Dene people of northern Saskatchewan have for centuries depended on the vast herds of caribou that migrate north and south through their lands. North in the spring to calve and south in the fall for winter cover inside the tree line. In recent times the people have become more dependent on food from the local store, but they still prefer caribou to any other food, and hunters still go to the traditional hunting grounds or harvest them when the herds come near their communities. The students in this school project were fortunate to go to a winter camp and participate in a traditional learning experience with people who had lived in that way for most of their lives.

Wildlife Biology Thesis (M.S.)--The University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2010.

Offers a glimpse of the challenges that climate change presents for Indigenous people whose livelihoods depend largely on their environment.

General account of his life.

Analyzes the relationship between the inhabitants of the Chukchi region and wild reindeer.

Discusses the guiding industry on Walpole Island.

Studies the history of aboriginal forest use.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2010.

Discussion on the conference attended by 500 delegates from 20 indigenous reindeer-herding cultures from northern regions of North America, Europe and Asia.

Simpson uses traditional stories and teachings to talk about traditional knowledge systems, ways of knowing and learning, and the interconnectedness of ecosystems and of generations. Video of Conference Presentation: Freedom Sings: Indigenous Brilliance on the Land Duration: 42:29

Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--Carleton University, 1995.

Looks at a successful co-op which sells fresh bannock, wild rice, wild blueberries, freshwater fish and other Indigenous specialty foods as well as crafts, books and music. [One or more images have been omitted from this article due to copyright restrictions. These images are accessible in the print version of this journal.]

A copy of an oral history research project report that was designed to help Trent University develop a class in Oral history research methods. Appendix one is the proposed outline for such a class. The report outlines the issues encountered in their oral history research and suggests ways of solving problems.