Quebec

Canada's Tibet: The Killing of the Innu

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Colin Samson
James Wilson
Jonathan Mazower
Description
Survival International report criticizing governments' treatment of the Aboriginal group from Labrador and Quebec.
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Canadian Inuit Art and Coops: Father Steinman of Povungnituk

Alternate Title
Canadian Inuit Art and Co-ops
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nelson Graburn
Museum Anthropology, vol. 24, no. 1, Spring/Summer, 2000, pp. 14-25
Description
Discusses the missionary's influence on the arts and his role in the creation of the Povungnituk Sculptures Society and La Fèdèration des Coopèratives du Nouveau Quèbec.
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Canadian Inuit Perspectives on Climate Change (Unikkaaqatigiit)

Alternate Title
Unikkaaqatigiit: Perspectives From Inuit In Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
Description
Initial descriptive page links to five reports 1) Unikkaaqatigiit: Perspectives From Inuit In Canada 2) Inuvialuit Regional Report 3) Nunavut Regional Report 4) Nunavik Regional Report 5) Nunatsiavut Regional Report.
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The Canadian Newspaper Industry's Portrayal of the Oka Crisis

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Warren H. Skea
Native Studies Review, vol. 9, no. 1, 1993-1994, pp. 15-31
Description
Analysis of fifteen major daily newspapers' coverage of the issues over a one week period. Done to test influence of three variables: region of publication, corporate structure of publisher, and sources used in reports.
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CAP. XXVI: An Act to encourage the gradual Civilization of the Indian Tribes in this Province, and to amend the Laws respecting Indians [Assented to 10th June, 1857]

Alternate Title
Statutes of the Province of Canada Passed in the ... and in the Third Session of the Fifth Parliament of Canada, no.
[Gradual Civilization Act]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Legislative Assembly of Canada
Description
Act sought to assimilate individuals into Canadian settler society by encouraging enfranchisement, which terminated their Indian status.
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Carrying the Burden of Peace: The Mohawks, the Canadian Forces, and the Oka Crisis

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
P. Whitney Lackenbauer
Journal of Military and Strategic Studies, vol. 10, no. 2, Winter, 2008, pp. [1]-71
Description
Chronicles the history and circumstances leading up to the Crisis, including issues with governments, the rise of the Mohawk War Society (Rotishkenhrakete), and the provincial and federal governments' response in terms of police and military presence during the conflict.
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A Case Compounded Error: The Inuit Resettlement Project, 1953, and the Government Response, 1990

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Shelagh D. Grant
Northern Perspectives, vol. 19, no. 1, Spring, 1991, pp. [3-29]
Description
Looks at the resettlement of seven families from northern Quebec and three families from Pond Inlet to Resolute Bay on Corwallis Island and Grise Fiord on Ellesmere Island and the lack of recognition and apology for contributions made to arctic sovereignty.
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Case Study Report: Koskikiwetan

Alternate Title
Council of the Atikamekw Nation: Project Number: 1311-QC
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Wanda Gabriel
Louise Tassé
Description
Description and evaluation of project conducted in the communities of Opitciwan, Manawan, and Wemotaci, Quebec. Involved training of workers and counsellors, establishment of support network, awareness and education of the legacy of residential schools, and healing. Sources of information include project files, interviews conducted with members of project team and service providers, and other documents and data.
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Castoreum and Steel Traps in Eastern North America

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robin F. Wells
American Anthropologist, vol. 74, no. 3, New Series, June 1972, pp. 479-483
Description
Argues that contrary to what is generally accepted, the practise of trapping beaver using this method was in use long before the 1790s, but came into use in the Northeast Indians at that time as First Nations tried to compensate for the lower price of pelts by increasing the number they traded.
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The Catholic Clergy and the Fur Trade 1585-1685

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cornelius J. Jaenen
Journal of the Canadian Historical Association: Historical Papers, vol. 5, no. 1, 1970, pp. 60-80
Description
Examines missionary work and the possibility that the clergy were clandestinely involved in the fur trade to help finance their missions.
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Celebrating Inuit Art, 1948-1970

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Dorothy Speak
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 15, no. 3, 2000, pp. 42-43
Description
Book review of: Celebrating Inuit Art edited by Maria von Finckenstein. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 42.
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Ceremonial Robes of the Montagnais-Naskapi

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alika Podolinsky Webber
American Indian Art Magazine, vol. 9, no. 1, Winter, 1983, pp. 60-77
Description
Describes the rituals and beliefs associated with the painted Caribou skins.
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Les Cérémonies de Remise de Diplômes au Nunavik

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Fabien Pernet
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 33, no. 1-2, Education and Transmission of Inuit Knowledge in Canada, 2009, pp. 225-243
Description
Discusses how Inuit worldviews and customs were incorporated into graduation ceremonies.
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César's Bark Canoe

Alternate Title
César et son Canot d'écorce
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Bernard Gosselin
Description

Film about César Newashish, Attikamek of the Communauté Atikamekw De Manawan, who builds a canoe in the traditional or old way, using only birch bark, cedar splints, spruce roots and gum. 

Lesson Plan.

Duration: 96:00

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Change on Arctic Horizon

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Diane Paquette
Anglican Journal, vol. 124, no. 8, October 1998, p. 14
Description
Description the Diocese of the Arctic and possible implications relating to the creation of Nunavut.
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The Changing Circumpolar World for Canada, Quebec, Nunavik, and the Arctic Council

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert Bone
American Review of Canadian Studies, vol. 47, no. 2, Makippugut (We Are Standing Up): Public Policy and Self-Determination in Nunavik, 2017, pp. 162-175
Description
Looks at the evolution of Nunavik status as a member of the circumpolar and Canadian world, as well as the need for Quebec to adopt an Arctic policy after a history of neglect.
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Climate Change and Food Security in Regional Inuit Centers

Alternate Title
ArcticNet Annual Research Compendium (2013-2014)
Climate Change and Food Security in Regional Inuit Centres
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
James Ford
Elaine Power
Christopher Furgal
Susan Chatwood
William Gough
Description
Overview of project aimed at Identifying and characterizing the vulnerability and resilience of food systems. Phase two looked at policy linkages and attempted to identify opportunities and priorities for adaptation intervention in high risk populations.
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