The Archaeological Remains of the Chiwere Sioux
Explores direct correlation between the Chiwere Sioux and the Oneota culture.
Explores direct correlation between the Chiwere Sioux and the Oneota culture.
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Attributed to Father LeJeune "With the approbation of Right Rev. P. Durieu" (Bibliography of British Columbia).File contains hand written and typed notes of historian George Shepherd, dated from 1937-1974. The notes include several pages on Aboriginal history in the North-West, that were scanned for this database. This includes a wide variety of material: from copy of a letter written by Louis Riel, to a list of the reserves in Saskatchewan in 1962 and their estimated landbase and populations.
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Oral history collection covers the time span from 1861 to 1936; includes typescripts of interviews conducted during the 1930s and consists of about 80,000 entries searchable by personal name, place name, or subject.
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Photoengraving: The Indian Chiefs of British Columbia (p. 7).Historical note:
Illustrations: St. Peter's Church, Rome (p. 59); Brooklyn Bridge (p. 60).Historical note:
The French explorer Jacques Cartier observed in 1535 and 1536 several Iroquoian villages north of Île d'Orléans, including the village of Stadacona on the site of modern-day Quebec City, as well as the village of Hochelaga in the vicinity of modern-day Montreal.