Documentary shows traditional way of life for nomadic Netsilik Inuit moving to river valley in late autumn and, fishing, and building shelters out of snow and skins.
Duration: 26:18.
Shows traditional way of life for nomadic Netsilik Inuit as they move again. The men construct an igloo and build a sleigh of skins, frozen fish and caribou antlers.
Duration: 33:06.
Shows traditional nomadic way of life of the Netsilik Inuit at camp. In anticipation of the caribou hunt, they build a row of inukshuits, to aid in the hunt.
Duration: 29:26
Shows traditional nomadic way of life of the Netsilik Inuit. Lone hunter travelling with sled dogs, snares a squirrel and uncovers hidden fish. Community packs up and moves to shore for the summer.
Duration: 26:33.
Shows traditional nomadic way of life of the Netsilik Inuit. A family travels with dogs and sleds stopping to make camp. The men cut blocks and the women shovel the site for the igloo. One of the men gets a seal.
Duration: 35:42.
Shows traditional nomadic way of life of the Netsilik Inuit. Children at play, fixing of igloo, making clothes and a seal catch for the day. Duration: 36:16.
Shows traditional nomadic way of life of the Netsilik Inuit. A large community igloo is constructed, women work and play games with children. Seal cut up and distributed.
Duration: 30:14.
Shows traditional nomadic life of the Netsilik Inuit. In a community igloo, women and men gamble at spear-the-peg game. The day ends with drumming and singing.
Duration: 34:40.
This file contains Barron's typed notes: Background Notes Bill C-31: An Act to Amend the Indian Act. An excellent overview of the act and the people in the First Nations community who were affected by it. It also has statistics, dates and the specific laws changed by the Bill.
Report - 1885 on the north-western tribes of the Dominion of Canada
E-Books
Author/Creator
Committee on North-Western Tribes of the Dominion of Canada of the British Association for the Advancement of Science
Horatio Hale
Description
"Reports on the physical characters, languages, industrial and social condition of the North-western tribes of the Dominion of Canada," focuses on Blackfoot, Cree and Ojibwe/Ojibway, 1885 era.
Aboriginal History, vol. 9, no. 1, 1985, pp. 53-80
Description
Argues that the field of linguistic culture history in Aboriginal Australia can contribute greatly to the knowledge of Aboriginal culture, past and present.