Native Language Families from the 16th to 18th Centuries
The National Atlas of Canada 5th Edition
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
National Geographical Mapping Division
Geographical Services Directorate
Surveys and Mapping Branch
Description
Shows distribution of Indian and Inuit communities, Indian reserve, cultural areas, name, linguistics family (eleven major families representing 51 languages). Also shows linguistic families from the 16th to 18th centuries. inset map for southwestern British Columbia.
Northern Perspectives, vol. 19, no. 1, Spring, 1991, pp. [3-29]
Description
Looks at the resettlement of seven families from northern Quebec and three families from Pond Inlet to Resolute Bay on Corwallis Island and Grise Fiord on Ellesmere Island and the lack of recognition and apology for contributions made to arctic sovereignty.
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American Indian Law Review, vol. 8, no. 2, 1980, pp. 199-257
Description
Author contends that the destabilization of Aboriginal families is caused by social service policies, provincial family legislation and the actions of the Canadian judiciary.
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 6, no. 2, Spring, 1991, pp. [8]-15
Description
Overview of recent changes to Inuit Art scene including a focus on market oriented production and a professional approach by the artists which incorporates new media and subject matter.
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American Indian Quarterly, vol. 15, no. 2, 1991, pp. 217-223
Description
Literary Criticism article in which the author considers different aspects of the novel Harpoon of the Hunter and attempts to classify the text using contemporary Western literary labels. Argues that the novel focuses on community well-being over individuality.
International Journal of American Linguistics, vol. 46, no. 2, April 1980, pp. 136-144
Description
Gives a outlilne history of the Inuit writing system and the establishment and recommendations of the Inuit Language Commission. There is also a syllabarium for Inuttitut syllabic writing.
The Beaver, vol. 71, no. 1, February/March 1991, pp. 53-[?]
Description
Book review of: Across the Keewatin Ice Fields: Three Years Among the Canadian Eskimos, 1913-1916 by Christian Leden. Originally published in German in 1927, translated by Lesliie Neatby in 1990.
Arctic, vol. 33, no. 3, September 1980, pp. 400-426
Description
Studies the Lagoon site in the lower Masik River valley which contains artifacts that support a different theory about typological-historical frameworks.