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Ancient Nahuatl Poetry, Containing the Nahuatl Text of XXVII [27] Ancient Mexican Poems
Artifacts Found During the Francois-Finlay Post Excavation in 1964
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By Canoe and Dog Train Among the Cree and Salteaux Indians
Calgary Stampede parade
The Canadian Indian (vol. 1, no. 1, Oct., 1890 - vol.1, no. 12, Sept., 1891)
Missionary publication. Content and language reflect the attitudes and policies of the times.
Chief Martin Morigeau Interview
Chief Martin Morigeau Interview #2
Chief Poundmaker
Contribution to Passamaquoddy Folk-Lore
The Delight Makers
The Déné Languages: Considered in Themselves and Incidentally in Their Relations to Non-American Idioms
[Diary of James Mackinlay]
One bound copy of the diary maintained by Mackinlay May 7- August 23, 1890 during a summer journey northward from near Taltheilei on the east end of Great Slave Lake in the company of Wharburton Pike. Pike used the diary freely in his narrative of the journey called The Barren Grounds of Northern Canada. Mention of "Indians" in various situations and circumstances from trading and guiding to getting equipment made or repaired. Frequent mention of caribou and other animals killed and fish caught.
Dr. Alice Kehoe at Francois-Finlay Post Excavation
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The Francois-Finlay Post was the first "pedlar" post on the Saskatchewan River was a combined effort of François Le Blanc, a veteran of the La Vérendrye family's 1740's expeditions, and James Finlay, a Scottish-born businessman. Located just about 150 kilometres east of Prince Albert, below Finlay's Falls near present-day Nipawin, Saskatchewan, the stockaded post was the focus of 20th century archeological excavations.English-Eskimo and Eskimo-English Vocabularies
Eskimo Telephone Operator
Excavating Post Walls at Francois Post (near Nipawin)
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The post was built in 1763 the first "pedlar" post on the Saskatchewan River was a combined effort of François Le Blanc, a veteran of the La Vérendrye family's 1740's expeditions, and James Finlay, a Scottish-born businessman. The site is now underwater due to the nearby dam project.Excavation of Francois-Finlay Post
Historical note:
The Francois-Finlay Post was the first "pedlar" post on the Saskatchewan River was a combined effort of François Le Blanc, a veteran of the La Vérendrye family's 1740's expeditions, and James Finlay, a Scottish-born businessman. The site is currently under Tobin Lake, which was created by the construction of the Francois-Finlay dam.The Face Pullers: Ch.1 Images - Camp at Great Sun Dance, Blackfoot Reserve
The Face Pullers: Ch.1 Images - Gathering in Broadview with Drum
The Face Pullers: Ch.1 images - Indigenous people with oxen visiting settlers in Battleford area
The Face Pullers: Ch.2 Images - "Cree Indian"
The Face Pullers: Ch.2 Images - "The Roaming Hunter Tribes, Warlike and Fierce".
The Face Pullers: Ch. 2 Images - The Roaming Hunter Tribes, Warlike and Fierce
The Face Pullers: Ch. 3 Images - Students of Dunbow School (St. Joseph's) with Buns and Bread
Black and white photograph of students of Dunbow School showing their baking. From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.