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Mr. Campbell Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Mr. Campbell
Margaret Stobie
Indian History Film Project
Description
Discussion of trapping and the fur trade. No date given, probably in the 1970's.
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Mr. Hart

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Mr. Hart
Margaret Stobie
Indian History Film Project
Description
General account of his working life. No date given, probably in the 1970's.
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Mr. Mowatt Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Mr. Mowatt
Margaret Stobie
Indian History Film Project
Description
Discusses his life as a trapper and fisherman. No date given, probably in the 1970's.
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Mrs. Agnes Cranmer Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Agnes Cranmer
Imbert Orchard
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview where she discusses the suppression of potlatches.
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Mrs. Alexandrine Nicolas Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Alexandrine (Mrs.) Nicolas
Carol Pearlstone
Indian History Film Project
Description
Mrs. Nicolas, nee Fleury, was born in Duck Lake in 1887. After a brief period in the U.S. where she attended school she returned to the Duck Lake area where she has lived ever since. She shares her experiences of raising her family of ten plus three foster children, her childhood, schooling and life on a mixed farm including the Depression years. She also gives an account of the Frog Lake Massacre as told by her grandfather, and of relatives who fought in WWI, WWII and the Korean war.
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Mrs. Grace Stephens and Mrs. Agnes Russ Interview #1

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Grace Stephens
Agnes Russ
Imbert Orchard
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview where there is discussion of traditional Indian values. There is also mention of a flood legend.
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Mrs. Marion Dillon Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Marion Dillon
Mary Mountain
Indian History Film Project
Description
An interview that includes stories of hunting, trading and food gathering. Also included are stories about the Frog Lake massacre and Wihtiko (cannibal monster)
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Mrs. Mary Ann Ross Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Mary Ann (Mrs.) Ross
Janet R. Fietz
Indian History Film Project
Description
She gives a brief account of her childhood living in the bush while her father trapped for a living.
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Mrs. Mary Jacobson Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Mary (Mrs.) Jacobson
Carol Pearlstone
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview with Mary Jacobson, the daughter of a Hudson's Bay manager. She talks about job discrimination against Indian and Metis, how welfare payments have destroyed the old way of life and tells a story of the Riel Rebellion of 1885 that her mother told her.
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Mrs. Ralph Hall (Lisette) Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Mrs. Ralph Hall
Lisette Hall
Imbert Orchard
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview where she tells of an encounter between James Douglas and the Indians. She also discusses various early missionaries who came to her people.
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Mrs. Tracie Williames Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Tracie Williames
Imbert Orchard
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview where she discusses the migration of the Shuswap Indians into the Kootenay Valley.
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Mrs. Winifred David Interview #1

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Winifred David
W.J. Langlois
B. Efrat
Indian History Film Project
Description
Discusses the ceremonies and customs connected with potlatches.
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Muriel Ross Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Muriel Ross
Janet R. Fietz
Indian History Film Project
Description
Muriel Ross shares her experiences of her childhood in the bush and at the residential school.
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Musket Evokes Spiritual Side of Hunting

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Danelle Cloutier
Canada's History, vol. 95, no. 2, April/May 2015, p. 19
Description
Brief article describes the decorative side plates on firearms which were considered spiritually significant to Indigenous peoples.
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Muttonbirding

Articles » General
Author/Creator
[Dennis Van Eckert]
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 9, no. 4, December 1985, pp. 14-15
Description
Describes the gathering of seabird chicks by the Aboriginal people of Tasmania on Trefoil Island.
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My Indian Boyhood

Alternate Title
[North American Indian Thought and Culture]
E-Books
Author/Creator
Luther Standing Bear
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My Village in Nunavik

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Bobby Kenuajuak
Description
Descriptive portrayal of village life in Puvirnituq on the shores of Hudson Bay in Northern Quebec. Duration: 46:57.
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Nadlok and Its Unusual Antler Dwellings

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bryan C. Gordon
Arctic, vol. 41, no. 2, June 1988, pp. 160-161
Description
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.
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Nametau Innu: Memory and Knowledge of Nitassinan

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Nametau Innu
Description
Website about the Innu nation containing links to information on skills and knowledge passed on by the Elders. Site split into four sections: First Steps, Innu Daily Life, Innu World, and Glossary.
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Naomi Carriere: Master Student in Biology

Alternate Title
Engaging Minds: Profiles of Discovery and Creativity at the U of S
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Naomi Carriere
U of S Research Communications
with the assistance of the Division of Media and Technology
Description
Short video on researcher's approach to the study of woodland caribou.
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Narwhal Hunters

Alternate Title
Riding the Floe Edge, Dining on Caribou Eyeballs, Waiting for Narwhals.
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Margo Pfeiff
Canadian Geographic, vol. 126, no. 5, September-October 2006, pp. 78-86
Description
Personal account of a week spent observing the hunt.
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Native American Foods: History, Culture, and Influence on Modern Diets

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sunmin Park
Nobuko Hongu
James W. Daily
Journal of Ethnic Foods, vol. 3, no. 3, 2016, pp. 171-177
Description
Discusses common foods that originated in the Americas and have been incorporated into cuisine around the world. Includes chart showing: name of food, region of origin, preparation method, and major nutrients provided.
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Native-American Women in History

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nancy Shoemaker
OAH Magazine of History, vol. 9, no. 4, Native Americans, Summer, 1995, pp. 10-14
Description
Comments on the lives of Pocahontas and Sacagawea and the role Native-American women played in the cross cultural exchange with the European traders.
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Native Indians and the Fishing Industry of British Columbia

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Percy Gladstone
The Canadian Journal of Economics and Political Science, vol. 19, no. 1, February 1953, pp. 20-34
Description
Effect of the fishing industry on culture ranges from loss of control of the industry to participation in fishing labour disputes.
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Native Lands and Livelihoods in British Columbia

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cole Harris
Historical Geography, vol. 30, Indigenous Peoples: Contested Lands, Contested Identities, 2002, pp. [15]-32
Description
Discusses the variety of reasons for many small reserves rather than a few larger ones.
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Native Minorities and Ethnic Conflict in Canada

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jean Leonard Elliott.
Current History, vol. 66, no. 392, 1974, pp. 177-181
Description
This article places the issue of the James Bay Project for the development of hydroelectric power into a historical and political perspective and discusses its effects upon the Aboriginals of Quebec.
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Native Population, Economies and Movement, ca 1820

Alternate Title
Historical Atlas of Canada ; v. 1, plate 69
Historical Atlas of Canada Online Learning Project
National Perspectives: Native Canada
Native Canada, ca 1820
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
[Byron Moldofsky
Mariange Beaudry
Chris Brackley
Mark Suarez]
Description
Interactive map shows population by linguistic families. By using "layer" feature user can also view level of disruption in traditional and agricultural economies, seasonal and long-term movement patterns, and European cities/towns, maritime commerce routes, and trading posts. Original print version from The Historical Atlas of Canada, v. 1 edited by R. Cole Harris ; Geoffrey J. Matthews, cartographer and designer.
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