Dwellings & Architecture
The Kwakiutl of Vancouver Island
Alternate Title
Memoirs of the American Museum of Natural History ; v. 8
[Publications of] the Jesup North Pacific Expedition ; v. 5, pt. 2
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Franz Boas
Description
Forms part of Memoirs of the American Museum of Natural History, v. 8 (p. [301]-516).
Late Dorset Architecture on Little Cornwallis Island, Nunavut
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Genevieve LeMoine
James Helmer
Bjarne Grønnow
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 27, no. 1-2, Architecture Paléoesquimaude / Palaeoeskimo Architecture, 2003, pp. 255-280
Description
Description and examiniation of ten architectural features found in late Dorset dwellings.
A Late Dorset Semi-Subterranean Structure From the Bell Site (NiNg-2), Ekalluk River, Victoria Island
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Karen Ryan
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 27, no. 1-2, Architecture Paléoesquimaude / Palaeoeskimo Architecture, 2003, pp. 91-110
Description
Looks at archaeological work done in 2002 that focused on the recovery of architectural details from House 6 to better understand the Late Dorset building tradition.
Lawrence Joseph Pritchard Interview #1
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Lawrence Joseph Pritchard
Judy M. Thibodeau
Indian History Film Project
Description
Interview is a general account of his life. He also briefly describes some of the activities of the Metis Society of Saskatchewan.
Life in Hay River's High Rise
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Lindsay Bell
Jesse Colin Jackson
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 4, no. 1, Reshaping the Northern Imaginary, February 2016, pp. [26-30]
Description
Looks at the Mackenzie Place High Rise originally built in 1975 to house anticipated employees coming to work on the Mackenzie Valley pipeline.
A Lifetime of Native American Architecture: Building Towards the Indigenous Millennium
Alternate Title
Indigenous Architecture Lecture Series
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Dennis Sun Rhodes
Description
Presentation comes from 30 years of experience to preserve Indian culture. Architect discusses his roots, his design projects and use of graphics to come up with design guides.
Duration: 57:26.
Living in Nunavik: Considering the Housing Production System Through Complexity
Alternate Title
Habiter le Nunavik : Considérer le système de production du logement en envisageant la complexité
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marika Vachon
Etudes Inuit Studies, vol. 44, no. 1/2, Builiding and Dwelling in Inuit Nunangat, 2020, pp. 301-321
Description
Explores the difference between a building versus a dwelling to find a more sustainable solution to Inuit housing issues.
Local Know-How and Self-Construction in the Tundra: A Reading of the Salluit Fjord Cabins
Alternate Title
Savoir-faire locaux et auto-construction dans la toundra. Une lecture des cabanes du fjord de Salluit (Note de recherche)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Pierre-Olivier Demeule
Etudes Inuit Studies, vol. 44, no. 1/2, Builiding and Dwelling in Inuit Nunangat, 2020, pp. 109-159
Description
Examines the cultural and architectural significance of Nunavik's cabins and how they could be used to address the Inuit communities housing issues.
The Long Tent of Life
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
James Settee Jr.
Description
Describes the Anishinaabeg approach to the quest to live a long, healthy life (Medewiwin), how it is connected to the ceremonial lodge and the physical structure of the lodge itself. One of three articles published in the Selkirk Chronicle in 1887 under the title Indian Mythology.
Marie Osecap 2 Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Marie Osecap
Alphonse Littlepoplar
Indian History Film Project
Description
Interview includes a description of life on the reserve that describes milking, sheep-shearing and fishing weirs. It also consists of stories about a woman whose husband turned into a lizard; a story of Wisakedjak; and how Thunder Blanket killed his wife and then himself.
Mobile Architecture, Improvization and Museum Practice: Revitalizing the Tłįcho Caribou Skin Lodge
Alternate Title
About the Hearth: Perspectives on the Home, Hearth and Household in the Circumpolar North
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Thomas D. Andrews
Description
Examines the ethnographic context of two collaborative repatriation projects and explores lessons learned from these projects in light of Dene value frameworks.
Chapter 3 from About the Hearth: Perspectives on the Home, Hearth and Household in the Circumpolar North edited by David G. Anderson, Robert P. Wishart, Virginie Vaté
Mrs. Ada Ladue and Mrs. Beatrice Nightraveller Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Ada (Mrs.) Ladue
Christine Welsh
Beatrice Nightraveller
Indian History Film Project
Description
Ada Ladu was born on the Mistawasis Reserve, worked for wages in the 1930s, married and mother of five. Beatrice Nightraveller, daughter of Josie Cuthand, was born on the Little Pine Reserve, Saskatchewan, worked for wages in the 1930s, also married with five children.They share: a story of a white baby girl abducted and raised by Indians in the Prince Albert, Saskatchewan district; accounts of the Riel Rebellion (1885), especially the aftermath in the North Battleford district; philosophies of child-rearing; loss of portions of Little Pine Reserve and the death of Little Pine.
Mrs. Edward Joyce Interview #1
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Edward Joyce
Imbert Orchard
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview where she gives general reminiscences of her life. She also describes the Hamatsa dance ceremony.
Mrs. Marion Dillon Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Marion Dillon
Mary Mountain
Indian History Film Project
Description
An interview that includes stories of hunting, trading and food gathering. Also included are stories about the Frog Lake massacre and Wihtiko (cannibal monster)
Mrs. Mary Jacobson Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Mary (Mrs.) Jacobson
Carol Pearlstone
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview with Mary Jacobson, the daughter of a Hudson's Bay manager. She talks about job discrimination against Indian and Metis, how welfare payments have destroyed the old way of life and tells a story of the Riel Rebellion of 1885 that her mother told her.
Nadlok and Its Unusual Antler Dwellings
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bryan C. Gordon
Arctic, vol. 41, no. 2, June 1988, pp. 160-161
Description
Looks at stone and antler winter dwellings as well as artifacts found that were used by the Copper Inuit located 100 miles south of Bathurst Inlet in the Northwest Territories.