Northwest Journal of Linguistics, vol. 2, no. 1, 2008, pp. 1-26
Description
"Lists and summarizes materials on the Tahltan language, including linguistic and anthropological research papers, dictionaries, collections of stories and teaching materials".
Website contains index of languages, First Nations and brief biographies of community leaders. Includes audio links to key phrases in various languages.
Introduction: anecdote from Chief Lekwotem of Yale Band remarks on watching the salmon run on the Fraser River; water and flood levels of 1882, 1876 and 1894; new Catholic Journal the "British Columbia Record"; reports from more than a dozen BC communities; description of publication on the History of the New Testament in Thompson; news brief on the execution [or murder] of a priest in Laval, France in July 1894; death of "Indian Placide" on May 24 in Shushwap; marriage announcement; 150 Aboriginal people in Halowt - 150 at Shushwap centre and 75 at Upper Church.
The Slayamen: visit in October 1901 by LeJeune and other clergy to the "Slayamen Indian Village called Techossem facing Van Anda" (100 miles from Vancouver) to see the new church with decorated "metallic ceiling." At the Sechelt; Canoe Creek - mass and catechism with illustrations of the magic lantern which "attracted so much Indian attention that the meeting would last till 10 and 1030pm." New Chinook Publications; The Late Rev. L.N. St.
Social Science and Medicine, vol. 66, no. 6, March 2008, pp. 1393-1405
Description
Evaluates the use of photovoice, a research method that uses participant photography and dialogue to create social change, which was used in a research partnership with the Huu-ay-aht First Nation.
Employment and Unemployment for Selected Population Groups, Nunavut, 2001 and 2006 Censuses
Employment and Unemployment for the Population Aged 15 and Over, Canada, Provinces and Territories, 2001 and 2006 Censuses
Employment and Unemployment for the Population Aged 15 and Over, Nunavut and Communities, 2001 and 2006 Censuses
Population Aged 25 to 64 by Highest Certificate, Diploma or Degree and by Inuit Identity, Nunavut, 2006 Census
Proportion of Workers Aged 15 and Over who use a Non-official Language, English or French most often or Regularly at Work, by Selected Language Groups, Nunavut, 2001 and 2006 Censuses
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
Description
Statistical data of employment and unemployment rates in Nunavut, Canada as a whole and each of the provinces and other territories. 5 tables.
Source: 2001 and 2006 Censuses of Population.
Libraries without Borders: Navigating towards Global Understanding
World Library and Information Congress ; 74th, 2008
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lucy Fowler Williams
David McKnight
Description
A look at the Louis Shotridge collection; Louis Shotridge, also known as Stoowukháa (c. 1882-1937), was from the Tlingit people of Southeast Alaska and worked for the Penn Museum as Assistant Curator from 1915-1932. This paper also discusses decisions made concerning the information architecture and metadata standards used in developing the website.
Broad cultural overview of the Tlingit peoples including location, history, oral history, language, housing, clothing, healing practices, and social customs. Also includes brief bibliography.