A set of 102 photos of Mary Eninew showing the making of birch syrup. In the spring when the sap begins to rise it is time to make birch syrup. Winter cabins are small and cramped and families often move out to a spring camp. The men and older boys would go hunting for fresh meat around the shore in a canoe, bringing back ducks, grouse, and small animals. The women and children would enjoy the freedom of being outside as they gathered birch sap and made syrup. The syrup will be a delicious treat on hot bannock!
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 3, no. 2, Spring, 1988, pp. 6-10
Description
Discusses traditional mapping techniques and their their use by contemporary artists.
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Looks at stone and antler winter dwellings as well as artifacts found that were used by the Copper Inuit located 100 miles south of Bathurst Inlet in the Northwest Territories.
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 8, no. 1, 1988, pp. 107-130
Description
Reviews land use disputes in Stein River Valley, British Columbia and offers an assessment of some of the larger lessons to be learned from this forestry/wilderness conflict.
Mr. Paul Gladue, aged 75, describes the area of land covered by a trapper; the traditional lifestyle in northern Alberta; and work in Fort McMurray supplying wood to river steamboats.
Description of traditional Indian ceremonies and the changes which have taken place in them. Mr. Kanipitetew is concernedthat people are no longer following the strict rituals of the past.
Nine elders in discussion at Saddle Lake Reserve. They talk about aspects of life before contact with whites, Treaty #6, the history of amalgamations and land sales, and a traditional story of a boy raised by buffalo.
Several topics are discussed: describes the acceptance by the Peigans of Treaty #7, and its effects on their way of life; compares U.S. and Canadian treaties and criticizes Canadian education of Indians; briefly describes some aspects of traditional ceremonies; and tells story of two spirits gambling for control of lands adjacent to Rockies.
William Okeymaw was 12 years old at the time when he attended the Treaty #8 negotiations.He describes the negotiations and his understanding of the promises made; the role of the missionaries; talks of some of the Indian agents; and the abundance of buffalo in Lesser Slave Lake area at one time.