Atlas of Canada 6th Edition, 1999 – 2009 (archival version)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Natural Resources Canada
Description
Shows major linguistics families, archaeological complexes, population, extent of area known to Europeans, and European settlements.
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American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 33, no. 3, 2009, pp. 111-165
Description
Book reviews of 20 books:
The American Indian Oral History Manual: Making Many Voices Heard by Charles E. Trimble, Barbara W. Sommer and Mary Kay Quinlan.
Collaborating at the Trowel's Edge: Teaching and Learning in Indigenous Archaeology edited by Stephen W. Silliman.
Doctor to the North: Thirty Years Treating Heart Disease Among the Inuit by John H.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 33, no. 1, 2009, pp. 143-192
Description
Book reviews of 20 books:
American Indians and State Law: Sovereignty, Race, and Citizenship, 1790-1880 by Deborah A. Rosen.
Architectural Variability in the Southeast edited by Cameron H. Lacquement.
Art from Fort Marion: The Silberman Collection by Joyce M.
Dr. Jim Millar, an archaeologist from the University of Saskatchewan, believes people have been living in Buffalo Narrows for anywhere from 7,000 to 10,000 years.
Mr. Trindle, aged 78, has spent most of his adult life in the Trout Lake/Peerless Lake area and is a former chief--talks about promises of a reserve in the area; surveying of boundaries; duration of occupation of area; and traditional lifestyles.
Arctic, vol. 36, no. 4, December 1983, pp. 356-360
Description
Examines materials from an anaerobic environment at a washed out site belonging to ringed, bearded and harbour seals, caribou and beluga and baleen whales.
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.
Journal of the American Institute for Conservation, vol. 23, no. 1, Autumn, 1983, pp. [1]-6
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Discusses conservation treatment methods using the following considerations: unresolved questions regarding legal ownership, potential for treatments to prejudice future treatment options and the analytical value, consideration of non-physical aspects.
Arctic, vol. 36, no. 4, December 1983, pp. 350-355
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Looks at structure, hearth and floors of historical and pre-historic sites to determine seasonal occupation of American Indians in the Caniapiscau Reservoir.
American Antiquity, vol. 74, no. 4, October 2009, pp. 595-626
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Discusses data that suggests present-day identities of the Stó:Lō-Coast Salish can be linked to social units that have passed through many generations.
American Antiquity, vol. 74, no. 2, April 2009, pp. 279-298
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Study sums up that, even though there were wide variations in environmental conditions across late Pleistocene North America, not enough time had passed for local selective gradients to lead to significant changes in point shape.
Fort St. Joseph National Historic Site is a former symbol of the alliance between the British and First Nations. Site includes history, natural resources, archaeology, virtual tour, photo gallery, recreational activities, and visitor information.
Archaeological Survey of Canada Mercury Series; Paper No. 9
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Donald H. Mitchell
BC Studies, no. 21, Spring, 1974, pp. 59-60
Description
Book review of: Haida Burial Practices by George F. MacDonald.
"The Gust Island Burial Shelter" by Jerome S. Cybulski.
Scroll down to page 59 to read review.
American Antiquity, vol. 74, no. 1, January 2009, pp. 77-106
Description
Highlights that communalism is found in households with highly developed social hierarchies, as opposed to households where social hierarchies were less developed.
Quarterly magazine published by the Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation.
Numerous articles on various topics including grave goods from a burial mound and ancient West Indian arrowheads.
Quarterly magazine published by the Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation.
Articles include reports on an archaeological survey of Nicaragua and on three gifts to the Museums' collection.
American Antiquity, vol. 74, no. 1, January 2009, pp. 202-207
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Book review of: Indigenous Archaeologies by Claire Smith and H. Martin Wobst, Cross-Cultural Collaboration by Jordan E. Kerber, and History is in the Land by T. J. Ferguson and Chip Colwell-Chanthaphonh.
Inuit organization that deals with issues of archaeology, ethnographic objects and archives. Website highlights the organization's projects, programs, and traditional place names.