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".
Current Anthropology, vol. 53, no. S5, The Biological Anthropology of Living Human Populations, April 2012, pp. S210-S221
Description
Examines the social, cultural and political issues surrounding the repatriation of historical materials, sacred and significant objects, and human remains.
A photograph of First Nations dancers in traditional garb at a ceremony to celebrate the giving of a totem pole to the City of Prince Albert, 1975. The pole was carved by a First Nations man originally from British Columbia, and currently stands along the North Saskatchewan River near the Prince Albert Historical Museum.
University of the Fraser Valley Research Review, vol. 2, no. 2, Through Students Eyes: Selected Papers From the Stó:lō Ethnohistory Field School, Spring, 2009, pp. 119-136
Description
Discusses the manner in which the Coast Salish attitude towards death and burial has been reflected in their cultural practices and oral traditions.
A photograph of two First Nations men in traditional garb at a ceremony to celebrate the giving of a totem pole to the City of Prince Albert, 1975. The pole was carved by a First Nations man originally from British Columbia, and currently stands along the North Saskatchewan River near the Prince Albert Historical Museum.
Report includes the following papers:
Report of the Chief by M. W. Stirling
Anthropological Survey in Alaska by Aleš Hrdlička
Indian Tribes of the Upper Missouri by Edwin Thompson Denig, edited by J. N. B. Hewitt
On information card: Grave found in association with La Loche House with a Hudson's Bay Fort. Principle features are the cross at the head of the grave and a picket wood fence. Methy Portage, SK.
Prairie Forum, vol. 15, no. 2, Fall, 1990, pp. 235-262
Description
Discusses Alberta's heritage conservation accomplishments and the various ways of restoring the past, including museums, heritage parks and archaeological site preservation.
"National publication for the Indians of Canada." Focus on Indigenous issues, events at residential schools and legal decisions. Previously published as Indian Missionary Record .
Articles reflect the attitudes and policies of the time.
Inuit organization that deals with issues of archaeology, ethnographic objects and archives. Website highlights the organization's projects, programs, and traditional place names.
This documentary reflects on Kainai (Blood tribe) history, governance, survival, and living culture as it explores the repatriation of artifacts from Europeans.
Duration: 1:9:39.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 17, no. 2, 1997, pp. 355-356
Description
Review of the art exhibition: Lost Visions, Forgotten Dreams curated by Robert McGhee and Patricia Sutherland and held at the Canadian Museum of Civilization in Hull, Quebec, November 1996 to September 1997 provides some insights into the Tuniit people.
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 3, no. 3, Summer, 1988, pp. 9-11
Description
Argues that the choice between Caribou antler and walrus ivory for carvings was linked to the Thule world view, mythology and spiritualism.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll down to appropriate page.
A comprehensive guide to the First Nations Gallery at the Royal Saskatchewan Museum in Regina. Includes a variety of historical and anthropological information on First Nations within present day Saskatchewan.
Journal of Material Culture, vol. 16, no. 4, Special issue: Materializing identities, December 2011, pp. 416-428
Description
Examines the conflicting ways in which artifacts and cultural heritage of First Nations are understood and how contradictory positions are to be reconciled.
Documents the successes, challenges and transformations experienced by Pete Standing Alone and the Blood Reserve in Alberta over the past 25 years. Accompanying material: An Integrated Educator's Guide.
Duration: 57:50.
World Archaeology, vol. 31, no. 2, October 1, 1999, pp. 272-287
Description
Cultural biography of a sacred mask of Alk'unta'm, discussing how the meaning and perception of it changed during its journey from its origin to a museum.
Northeast Historical Archaeology, vol. 35, no. 1, 2006, pp. 15-28
Description
Looks at the significance and use of wampum beads in the diplomatic process during the French and British periods at Fort Niagara. Shows beads found there were produced at Albany.