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The North-Western Tribes of Canada: Eleventh Report of the Committee, Consisting of Professor E.B. Tylor (Chairman), Mr. Cuthbert E. Peek (Secretary), Dr. G.M. Dawson, Mr. R.G. Haliburton, and Mr. Horatio Hale ...

Alternate Title
Sixth Report on the Indians of British Columbia
E-Books
Author/Creator
Franz Boas
"Appointed to investigate the physical characteristics, languages, and industrial and social conditions of the people of British Columbia."
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Northern British Columbia in an Era of Global Change

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gary N. Wilson
Tracy Summerville
Northern Review, no. 38, Political and Economic Change in Canada’s Provincial North, 2014, pp. 223-238
Looks at the capacity to handle opportunities and challenges that come along with economic diversification, the Asia Pacific Gateway and Corridor, and the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline.
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Northern Haida Master Carvers

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Alan Hoover
BC Studies, no. 134, Summer, 2002, pp. 101-102
Book review of: Northern Haida Master Carvers by Robin K. Wright. Scroll down to page 101 to read book review
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Northern Haida Songs

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sandra Lambertus
Michael Asch
International Journal of American Linguistics, vol. 64, no. 4, 1998, pp. 409-410
Book Review of Northern Haida Songs by John Enrico and Wendy Bross Stuart.
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Northern Tsimshian Elderberry Use in the Late Pre-Contact to Post-Contact Era

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Andrew Martindale
Irena Jurakic
Canadian Journal of Archaeology, vol. 28, no. 2, 2004, pp. 254-280
Argues data collected from the late 18th through early 20th century shows correlation between spatial and social organization of households and presents evidence of changes in subsistence economics.
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The Northwest Coast

Alternate Title
Encyclopedia of Medical Anthropology: Health and Illness in the World's Cultures
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Peter H. Stephenson
Steven Acheson
Focuses on the peoples of the northern area of the Northwest Coast including Alaska, Washington, Oregon and British Columbia. Chapter from Volume 2 of Encyclopedia of Medical Anthropology: Health and Illness in the World's Cultures edited by Carol R. Ember, Melvin Ember.
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Northwest Coast: Archaeology as Deep History

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Alan D. McMillan
BC Studies, no. 179, Ethnobotany in BC, Autumn, 2013, pp. 220-222
Book review of Northwest Coast by Madonna L. Moss. Entire book review section on one pdf. To access this review, scroll to p. 220.
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Note: Implementing Aboriginal Self-Government Taxation and Service Responsibility in British Columbia

Alternate Title
Implementing Aboriginal Self-Government Taxation and Service Responsibility in British Columbia
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert L. Bish
Canadian Public Administration, vol. 36, no. 3, Fall, 1993, pp. 451-460
Focuses on the taxation of leasehold property as a method of gaining revenue and the ramifications of the number of actors involved (federal, provincial, municipal).
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Notes on the Kado, or Sun Dance of the Kiowa

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Hugh Lenox Scott
American Anthropologist, vol. 13, no. 3, New Series, July-September 1911, pp. 345-379
Description of the ceremony and discussion of possible origins.
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Notes on the Snanaimuq

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Franz Boas
American Anthropologist, vol. 2, no. 4, October 1889, pp. 321-328
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Nothing to Report: A Report on Progress in Implementing Priority Recommendations made by the Committee in its 2008 Concluding Observations on Canada

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
B.C. CEDAW [Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women] Group
Contends that the Government of British Columbia stands in violation of its obligations under Articles 2 and 3 of the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women.
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A "Novel and Modern" Artist: Charles Edenshaw

Alternate Title
[Charles Edenshaw]
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Aldona Jonaitis
Argues that although Edenshaw has been considered a traditional Haida artist, he also incorporated new methods, materials, and influences into his work. Excerpt from Charles Edenshaw curated by Robin K. Wright and Daina Augaitis.
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Now Is the Time

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kristin L Dowell
BC Studies, no. 207, Autumn, 2020, pp. 130-131

Reviews Haida filmmaker Christopher Auchter short film Now Is the Time. The films acts as a sequel to the 1970 National Film Board of Canada short film This Was the Time documenting the raising of the first totem pole on Haida Gwaii. To view article scroll down to page 130.

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Nursing Scholarship in and for the Northern Canadian Context

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lela V. Zimmer
Davina Banner
Martha L. P. MacLeod
Northern Review, no. 43, Nursing Education in the Circumpolar North, December 2016, pp. 51-66
Comments on the long distance nursing education provided by the University of Northern British Columbia based out of Prince George and its baccalaureate nursing degree offered at three campuses, Prince George, Quesnel and Terrace.
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Nutritional Qualities of Ooligan Grease: A Traditional Food Fat of British Columbia First Nations

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Harriet V. Kuhnlein
Faustinus Yeboah
Maggie Sedgemore
Scotty Sedgemore
Hing Man Chan
Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, vol. 9, March 1996, pp. 18-31
Looks at the nutrient composition and the heavy metal concentration of ooligan grease in samples collected from five First Nations communities.
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Nutritional Significance of Two Important Root Foods (Springbank Clover and Pacific Silverweed) Used by Native People on the Coast of British Columbia. Ecology of Food and Nutrition

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
H.V. Kuhnlein
N.J. Turner
P.D. Kluckner
Ecology of Food and Nutrition, vol. 12, 1982, pp. 89-95
Discusses two plants indigenous to coastal British Columbia, Springbank Clover and Pacific Silverweed, and outlines their nutritional significance for Native peoples.
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Nuu-chah-nulth Struggles against Sexual Violence

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Glen Coulthard
Ruth Ogilvie
Cliff Atleo
New Socialist, no. 58, Special Issue on Indigenous Resurgence, September-October 2006, pp. 29-31
Interview with organizers regarding the Stop the Violence March. Scroll down to page 29 to read article.
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Nuu-chah-nulth Voices, Histories, Objects & Journeys

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Dan Marshall
BC Studies, no. 141, Spring, 2004, pp. 123-124
Book review of: Nuu-chah-nulth Voices, Histories, Objects & Journeys edited by Alan L. Hoover. To access this review, scroll to page 123.
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Oblate Missionaries and the "Indian Land Question"

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lynn A. Blake
BC Studies, no. 119, Autumn, 1998, pp. 27-44
Discusses the role the Oblates played in British Columbia's Native land claims based on cultural conceptions of property and the government policies that provided a framework.
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Obstruent Voicing and Glottalic Obstruents in Gitksan

Alternate Title
Obstruent Voicing and Glottalic Obstruents in Gitxsan
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bruce Rigsby
John Ingram
International Journal of American Linguistics, vol. 56, no. 2, April 1990, pp. 251-263
Critique of James Hoard's essay "Obstruent Voicing in Gitksan: Some Implications for Distinctive Feature Theory" in Linguistic Studies of Native Canada.
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Occupying the Land: Traditional Patterns of Land and Resource Ownership Among First Peoples of British Columbia

Alternate Title
[Constituting the Commons: Crafting Sustainable Commons in the New Millennium: Conference of the International Association for the Study of Common Property ; 8th
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nancy J. Turner
James T. Jones
Discusses different cultural models of land and resource ownership by the Salishan, the Nuu-Chah-Nulth, Kwakwaka'waka, Haida, Nisga'a and additional northwest coast peoples.
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Off to School

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
National Film Board (NFB)
Short documentary includes footage of the residential school in Moose Factory, Ontario. Duration: 8:32.
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Old Bella Bella, Genesis and Exodus

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Philip M. Hobler
Urban History Review, vol. 28, no. 2, March 2000, pp. 6-18
Overview of the three phases in the 66 year history of Heiltsuk coastal village, known as Qelc, Old Town, or Old Bella Bella.
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On Critical Frameworks for Analyzing Indigenous Literature: The Case of Monkey Beach

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michèle Lacombe
International Journal of Canadian Studies, no. 41, Representations of First Nations and Métis / Les représentations des Premiéres nations et des Métis, 2010, pp. 253-276
Focuses on ways to examine author Eden Robinson’s novel using approaches based on creation stories and urban "post-Indian" perspectives.
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