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Alternate Title
Inussuk: Arctic Research Journal ; vol. 2, 2002
E-Books
Author/Creator
Robert Petersen
Henriette Rasmussen
Igor I. Krupnik
Michael P. J. Kennedy
Louis-Jacques Dorais ... [et al.]
Aboriginal Peoples Survey, 2006: Inuit Health and Social Conditions
Alternate Title
Analytical Paper (Statistics Canada) ; no. 1
E-Books
Author/Creator
Heather Tait
Agnes Fox and Maria Sinclair Interviews
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Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Agnes Fox
Maria Sinclair
Mary Mountain
Iris Baker
Indian History Film Project
Description
Interview includes stories about the power of the medicine man and the abilities to foretell the future. It also includes information regarding traditional attitudes toward education, marriage and lifestyle.
Alex Cywink Interview #1
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Max Ireland
Alex Cywink
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview where he tells of legends concerning the arrival of white men in North America; Parallels to the Norse (Viking) sagas -- (Is this possibly an example of the oral tradition presenting the Indian view early Viking settlement?). He tells of prophecies concerning the arrival of white men and the eventual return of Indian ways; describes the role of women in pre-Columbian America; and gives accounts of native medical practices and the linguistic evolution.
Alfred (Albert) Mishibinijima 1
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Alfred (Albert) Mishibinijima
Tony Snowsill
Christine Welsh
Ernest Debassigae
Indian History Film Project
Description
An interview with Alfred Mishibinijima who recounts his life working on farms and in lumber camps, the origin of some Ojibway words and the aftermath of the War of 1812. Transcribed by Joanne Greenwood.
American Indian Tribes
Alternate Title
Magill's Choice
E-Books
Description
Includes Culture Areas :
Volume 1: Tribes and Traditions: Abenaki-Missouri
Volume 2: Tribes and Traditions: Miwook - Zapotec
(Be patient download is very slow)
BC First Peoples 12: Teacher Resource Guide
Alternate Title
British Columbia First Peoples: Teacher Resource Guide
E-Books
Author/Creator
First Nations Education Steering Committee (FNESC)
First Nations Schools Association
The Beaver Indians
Alternate Title
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History ; v.10, pt. 4
E-Books
Author/Creator
Pliny Earle Goddard
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History
Description
Forms part of Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History, v.10 (p. 201-293).
Bibliography of ‘Arctic Social Science’ Theses and Dissertations
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jack Hicks
Description
Over 1,100 annotated citations covering all aspects Arctic life. Current as of 2007.
Chíin: Salmon
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jordan Lachler
Cherilyn Holter
Linda Schrack
Julie Folta
Description
Science unit also teaches Haida vocabulary. Intended for use with Grades K-1.
Accompanying Material: Teacher Resources.
Clara Pratt Interview #1
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Clara Pratt
Alex Cywink
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview where she gives a general account of reserve life. She gives a description of Indian games and tells of the establishment of the Gordon Reserve, Saskatchewan
Clarence Joe Interview #1
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Clarence Joe
Imbert Orchard
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview where Clarence Joe speaks of the conversion of the Sechelt Indians to Roman Catholicism and he discusses at various points the industry and initiative of the Sechelt Indians.
COVID-19 and Indigenous Peoples Rights: What Is the Impact of COVID-19 on Indigenous Peoples' Rights?
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
United Nations Human Rights
Office of the High Commissioner
Description
Focuses on health and access to healthcare, participation and consultation, access to information, livelihoods, territories, land and resources, and access to clean water and sanitation facilities. Under each topic lists promising practices and key actions for States and other stakeholders.
Eating with the Seasons, Anishinaabeg, Great Lakes Region
E-Books
Author/Creator
Derek Nicholas
Edward Fox Interview 2
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Edward Fox
Richard Lightning
Indian History Film Project
Description
Mr. Fox tells of life before white men came; of the foods, medicines and so forth.
Eli Pooyak 6 Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Eli Pooyak
Alphonse Littlepoplar
Indian History Film Project
Description
Interview includes a story of how the Cree acquired horses.
Eliza Kneller Interview #2A
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Jamie Lee
Eliza Kneller
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview with Eliza Kneller where she describes the smallpox epidemic following World War I. She gives a description of basket making, an account of life in a Catholic school in Chicago and an account of New Year's celebrations amongst children.
Elmira McLeod Interview #4
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Ranald Thurgood
Elmira McLeod
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview where she tells of stories for amusement and general reminiscences of her life.
Eva Owl Interview #1
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Eva Owl
Evelyn Sit
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview where she gives a lengthy discourse on Indian medicines. She also gives a description of basket making and an account of being lost in the woods.
Evaluating Food Use by Canadian Aboriginal Peoples
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Eleanor E. Wein
Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology, vol. 73, no. 6, 1995, pp. 759-764
Description
Comments on necessary modifications to standard methods for assessing food consumption when researching Aboriginal communities.
Evelyn Victoria Windsor Interview #3
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Evelyn Victoria Windsor
David Stevenson
Indian History Film Project
Description
General reminiscences of her life and work.
An Exploration of Cultural Activities of Métis in Canada
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Mohan B. Kumar
Teresa Janz
Canadian Social Trends, no. 89, Summer, 2010, pp. 63-69
Description
Data collected from 2006 Aboriginal Peoples Survey (15 or older).Looks at participation in traditional activities, events, Métis specific organizations, spiritual practices, and language acquisition.
Exploring Inuit Culture Curriculum
Alternate Title
Lesson Plans on Inuit Culture
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Igloolik Isuma Productions Inc.
Description
Resources grouped into Grades 4 to 6, Grades 7 to 9, and Grade 10 and above. Many lesson plans are linked to films produced by Isuma TV.
Fine Day Interview #10
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
D.G. (Dr.) Mandelbaum
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview where Fine Day describes the preparation and preservation of food and the making of weapons.
First Nations, First Thoughts Conference: Abstracts and Papers
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Centre of Canadian Studies
University of Edinburgh
Description
Website contains links, some with access to the full text of presentations, from a conference which explores intellectual thought and cultural development of Aboriginal peoples in Canada. Many of the presenters were Canadian.
First Nations People, Métis and Inuit in Canada: Diverse and Growing Populations
E-Books
Author/Creator
Statistics Canada
Description
Information from the 2016 Census of Population.
FNLED: Quebec First Nations Labour and Employment Development Survey = EDMEPN: Enquête sur le développement de la main-d’œuvre et de l’emploi chez les Premières Nations
Alternate Title
Booklet 1: Sociodemographic Profile and Life Course
Booklet 2: Culture, Identity, Language and Wellness
Booklet 4: Education, Skills and Aspirations
Booklet 5: Occupation and Employment
Booklet 6: Income and Needs Satisfaction
Booklet 7: Methodology
Highlights
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Mathieu-Olivier Côté]
[Jasmine Sawadogo]
[Nicolas Couet]
Forty-Fifth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1927-1928
E-Books
Author/Creator
H. W. Dorsey
Description
Report includes the following papers:
Report of the Chief Clerk by H. W. Dorsey
The Salishan Tribes of the Western Plateaus by James A. Teit, edited by Franz Boas
Tattooing and Face and Body Painting of the Thompson Indians, British Columbia by James A. Teit, edited by Franz Boas
Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia by Elsie Viault Steedman
The Osage Tribe: Rite of the Wa-xo'-be by Francis La Flesche
From Science to Policy in the Western and Central Canadian Arctic: An Integrated Regional Impact Study (IRIS) of Climate Change and Modernization
E-Books
Author/Creator
Gary Stern
Ashley Gaden
Lauren Candlish
David Barber
Peter Outridge ... [et al.]
Description
Presents key recommendations related to the effects of climate change on northern people.
Gáan: Berries
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jordan Lachler
Cherilyn Holter
Linda Schrack
Julie Folta
Description
Primary science unit also teaches associated words and phrases in Haida. Suitable for Grades K-1.
Hilda Smith Interview #3
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Hilda Smith
David Stevenson
Indian History Film Project
Description
Gives Indian words for a variety of English terms. Discusses family relationships with the interviewer.
Howard Contin (Meskiash) Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Howard Contin
Alex Cywink
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview where he briefly mentions "bear-walking" (curse by an evil medicine man).
Humanizing Security in the Arctic
Alternate Title
Occasional Publication Series (Canadian Circumpolar Institute) ; no. 68
E-Books
Author/Creator
Michelle Daveluy
Milton M. R. Freeman
Edna Elias
Katrin Annemarie Simon
Ron Elliott ... [et al.]
Indigenous Voices Indigenous Places, 2008
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
World Indigenous Nations Higher Education Consortium Journal, Indigenous Voices, Indigenous Places, 2008
Description
2008 Edition contains:
The Marae in New Zealand - the Resource Centre of the Māori World by Turoa Royal.
Our Playground: The Waitohu Stream by Rachael Selby.
Guardian of the Waitohu Stream: An Interview with George Gray by Pātaka Moore.
Tracing of Old Settlements and Place Names in a Sea Sámi Region by Marit B.
An Interdisciplinary Approach to Documenting Knowledge: Plants and Their Uses in Southern Greenland
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Simone S. Whitecloud
Lenore A. Grenoble
Arctic, vol. 67, no. 1, March 2014, pp. 57-70
Description
Investigated whether contact with Danish culture had resulted in loss of knowledge about traditional plants and their uses.
Inuit Cultural Online Resource
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Ottawa Inuit Children's Centre
Description
Website used to teach Inuit culture to Canadian school-age children. Provides links to resources such as video podcasts, activity sheets and printable coloring sheets.
Inuit Ethnobotany and Ethnoecology i Nunavik and Nunatsiavut, Northeastern Canada
Theses
Author/Creator
Courtenay Clark
Description
Biology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Montreal, 2012.
Inuit Health Survey 2007-2008: Nunavut
Alternate Title
International Polar Year Inuit Health Survey: Health in Transition and Resiliency
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
G. M. Egeland
Description
Summarizes results for adults.
Iskigamizigedaa: Let's Boil Maple Sugar
Alternate Title
The Akawe Biindaakoojigen Series (First You Offer Tobacco)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Erik Redix
Description
Colouring storybook features a grandparent and grandchildren engaging in conversations about traditional teachings, when to begin and end harvesting, the equipment used, and processing and use of maple sugar. Text in English with some Ojibwe words interspersed.
Joe Bellerose Field Report
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Joe Bellerose
Indian History Film Project
Description
Summary of a series of interviews with four elders in which they are asked to tell how they understand the treaties.
Joe Duquette Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Joe Duquette
Christine Welsh
Tony Snowsill
Indian History Film Project
Description
Joe Duquette, born 1904, on Mistawasis Reserve, never attended school, completely self-educated. Now Senator of F.S.I. and involved in teaching and counselling young people. He tells the story of his arranged marriage.
Joseph A Sayers Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Joseph A. Sayers
Mary J. Tavel
Indian History Film Project
Description
Interview includes a description of traditional life style and the life of settlers on the prairies. It also includes stories of theft and murder by Indians.
Josephine Beaucage Interview #1
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Josephine Beaucage
Cyndy Baskin
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview with Josephine Beaucage where she gives an account of trapping in the woods as well as an account of the preparation of hides.
Keeping Our Traditions Alive: Compendium of Best Practices in Promoting the Traditional Ways of Life of Arctic Indigenous Peoples
E-Books
Author/Creator
Arctic Council
Lillian Nahdee Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Lillian Nahdee
Burton Jacobs
Patricia Soney
Indian History Film Project
Description
Discusses various storekeepers on Walpole Island and the burning of the council hall.
The Lillooet Indians
Alternate Title
Memoirs of the American Museum of Natural History ; [v. 4]
[Publications of] the Jesup North Pacific Expedition ; v. 2, pt. 5
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
James Teit
Memoirs of the American Museum of Natural History
Description
Forms part of Memoirs of the American Museum of Natural History, v. 4 (p. [193]-300).
Linguistic Families, 17th Century
Alternate Title
Historical Atlas of Canada ; v. 1, plate 18
Historical Atlas of Canada Online Learning Project
Linguistic Families, Seventeenth Century
National Perspectives: Native Canada
Native Population and Subsistence, 17th Century
Native Population and Subsistence, Seventeenth Century
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
[Byron Moldofsky
Mariange Beaudry
Chris Brackley
Mark Suarez]
Description
Interactive map shows linguistic families as well as major food sources by area.
Original print version from Historical Atlas of Canada, v. 1 edited by R. Cole Harris ; Geoffrey J. Matthews, cartographer and designer.
Lloyd (Buster) Brown Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Lloyd (Buster) Brown
Fay Tilden
Indian History Film Project
Description
Discusses his life as a guide and a trapper.
Marie Osecap 2 Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Marie Osecap
Alphonse Littlepoplar
Indian History Film Project
Description
Interview includes a description of life on the reserve that describes milking, sheep-shearing and fishing weirs. It also consists of stories about a woman whose husband turned into a lizard; a story of Wisakedjak; and how Thunder Blanket killed his wife and then himself.
Mary Ann McKenzie Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Mary Ann McKenzie
Janet R. Fietz
Indian History Film Project
Description
Mary Ann McKenzie talks about her childhood memories: food preparation, gardening, making moccasins, fish nets and snowshoes.