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First Nation Onion Lake Pow Wow - Onion Lake Reservation Seekaskootch Tribe Sept. 2001. - Slides.

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Author/Creator
Hans S. Dommasch (photographer)
Description
Series of images of road signs and buildings on the Onion Lake First Nation. The signs are a map of the First Nation and a tribute to Seekaskootch, "Guardian of the People." Also shown is the Onion Lake Homemakers building with an Aboriginal woman standing on the front steps, and an exterior view of Walter's Pool Hall.
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First Nations Way of Life

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Author/Creator
Agriculture in the Classroom
Description

Contains links to three modules: Culture, Trade and Ways of Learning and Knowing.

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Fish Drying Racks

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Author/Creator
Institute for Northern Studies
Description
Photograph of racks for drying fish at Middle Lake, Saskatchewan.
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Fish for the Family

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Author/Creator
Lois Dalby (photographer)
Description
A set of 36 photographs of Lydia and Napthelie McKenzie and their family catching, preparing, and cooking fish.
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Fishing

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Author/Creator
Institute for Northern Studies
Description
An Inuk man fishing in the traditional style; location unknown. Part of the "Inuit of Keewatin" series (#22).
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Fishing through the Ice

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Author/Creator
Larry Hewitt (photographer)
Charles Feaver (photographer)
Description
A set of 27 photographs showing Cree fishermen catching fish for their families through the ice in the 1970s using the jigger system.
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The Four Quartz Rocks Medicine Bundle of the Kiowa-Apache

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
J. Gilbert McAllister
Ethnology, vol. 4, no. 2, April 1, 1965, pp. 210-224
Description
Looks at different types of tribal bundles focusing on the Four Quartz Rocks Bundle belonging to Apache Sam Klinekole.
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Full Circle: Canada's First Nations

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
John W. Friesen
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 26, no. 2, 2002, p. 199
Description
Book review of: Full Circle: Canada's First Nations by John L. Steckley and Bryan D. Cummins.
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Functional Families of the Patwin

Alternate Title
University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology ; v.13, no.7
E-Books
Author/Creator
W. C. McKern
Description
Part of: University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology, vol. 13, (pp235-258).
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The Future of the Churchill

Articles » General
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 4, no. 6-7, August/September 1974, pp. 30-33
Description
Discusses proposal for a hydroelectric project on the Churchill River.
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"Gambler" - Portrait

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Author/Creator
E.N. Davis (photographer)
Description
Portrait of "Gambler," an Aboriginal man.
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Garbage Dump

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Description
A view of a garbage dumped on the lake ice at Lake Athabasca, Saskatchewan.
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A Gathering in Onion Lake North West Territories

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Description
A photograph of a gathering of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people in Onion Lake North West Territories circa 1890. Maybe a Dominion Day celebration or perhaps Treaty day. The men wear suits and the women and young girls wear long dresses.
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The Geopolitical Laplander

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Elena Balzamo
Journal of Northern Studies, vol. 8, no. 2, 2014, pp. 29-42
Description
Discusses Historia by Olaus Magnus and Lapponia by Johannes Schefferus which both contain themes of the Sami people, their way of life, skills, and magical powers.
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George Gwynne Mann Junior (1877-1938)

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Description
A photograph of George Mann Jr. taken in the Saddle Lake North West Territories Indian agency house between 1900 and 1905. He grew up in Onion Lake N. W. T. and was a fluent Cree speaker.
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George Mann Jr. with Aboriginal Friends

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Description
A photograph of George Mann Jr. with some Aboriginal (Cree & Metis?) friends, probably in Onion Lake North West Territories circa 1900. Mann was a fluent Cree speaker and had many friends in that area. He fathered a child there in 1898.
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George Mann Jr. with Group of Cree People

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Description
A photograph of George Mann Jr. with a group of Aboriginal men, women and children, probably taken in the Onion Lake North West Territories in the 1890s. Mann spent much of his youth in Onion Lake, and fathered a child there in 1898 before his father was transferred to Saddle Lake in 1900.
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Getting in Before the Heart Starter

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Barbara Flick
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 20, no. 3, May/June 1996, pp. 13-14
Description
Discusses two initiatives being tested to control alcohol abuse and violence in northern Australia: partial prohibition and night patrols.
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Getting on Top of the Grog

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Author/Creator
Ilse Blignault
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 19, no. 1, January/February 1995, pp. 30-32
Description
Discusses study into social and personal factors connected with not drinking.
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The Giant Indians of Tierra Del Fuego

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Author/Creator
Frederick A. Cook
The Century, vol. 59, no. 5, March 1900, pp. 721-729
Description
Discusses information gathered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition on the Ona, the Yahgans and the Aliculufs, three distinct races of Fuegians.
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Going Home

Alternate Title
Stories From Our Land 1.5
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Bjorn Simonsen
Description
Short film presents taxi driver incident in Iqaluit. Duration: 5:04.
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Golden Jubilee Booklet on the History of Our Community: The Nameless Land Sometimes Called Montreal Lake

Documents & Presentations
Description
Relates the establishment of a community at Fournier's Crossing (Montreal Lake) along the Prince Albert-Lac la Ronge Trail. Discusses the development of the community as several families moved in, as well as providing pictures from the communities history from 1905-1955.

Historical note:

Complete Title: Golden Jubilee Booklet on the History of our Community The Nameless Land "Sometimes called "Montreal Lake" after the name which the school bears, but most frequently referred to as "Fournier's Station. Montreal Lake
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Grabill Collection

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Author/Creator
John C. H. Grabill
Description
Digital collection of 188 photographs taken between 1887-1892 by John C. H. Grabill.
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Grave Found in Association with La Loche House

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Author/Creator
Don Steer
Description
On information card: Grave found in association with La Loche House with a Hudson's Bay Fort. Principle features are the cross at the head of the grave and a picket wood fence. Methy Portage, SK.
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Green Lake's Isabelle Bishop

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Author/Creator
Gerard Makuch (photographer)
Makuch
Gerard (photographer)
Department Of Northern Saskatchewan (photographer)
Description
A portrait of Isabelle Bishop of Green Lake. Her opinion is expressed on various topics such as poverty, work ethic and trading. One picture of Isabelle.
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Group Apraxia: The Phenomenology of Acculturalism

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Aubrey Neal
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 10, no. 2, 1990, pp. 219-242
Description
Argues that while Canadian society no longer publicly promotes assimilation, it still remains the underlying objective.
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H.B.C. Store

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Author/Creator
Institute for Northern Studies
Description
Photograph of the Hudson's Bay Company store in Rankin Inlet, [NU].
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Haida Art: Northern Villages: Part 1

Alternate Title
Distinctive Art of Haida Villages: The Northern Villages
Preserving the Past, Inspiring the Future Lecture Series
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
George MacDonald
Description
Discusses the architecture of houses and design styles of totems poles in the villages of Kaigani, Klinkwan, Kassan. Part 1: Duration: 34:20. Access to Part 2.
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Haida Art: Southern Villages [Part 1 and Part 2]

Alternate Title
Preserving the Past, Inspiring the Future Lecture Series
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
George MacDonald
Description
Discusses the architecture of houses and design style of totem Poles in the villages of Skidegate, Xaina, Skedans, Tanu, Skungwai and Chaatl Haida. Part 1 duration: 25:08. Part 2 duration: 32:08.
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Happiness as a Quality of Life Indicator

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Author/Creator
Alberto Chirif
Indigenous Affairs, no. 1-2, Development and Customary Law, 2010, pp. 64-69
Description
Discusses measuring the concept of happiness by considering the indicators that national and international organizations use to measure poverty or development. To access this article, scroll down to page 64.
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Hauling Drinking Water

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Author/Creator
Institute for Northern Studies fonds
Description
Young boys hauling drinking water with a wheelbarrow. Île-à-la-Crosse, Saskatchewan.
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Health and Society in Chukotka: An Overview

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alexey A. Dudarev
Valery S. Chupakhin
Jon Øyvind Odland
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, Special Issue: Arctic Health in Russia, 2013, p. article no. 20469
Description
Study states that since the breakup of the Soviet Union, the population shrunk by two thirds with corresponding increases in mortality due to younger emigration.
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Heritage: The Manitoba Experience

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Author/Creator
Jean Friesen
Prairie Forum, vol. 15, no. 2, Fall, 1990, pp. 199-220
Description
Argues that multiculturalism has displaced imperialism as the dominant heritage theology in Manitoba.
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The Héta Indians: Fish in a Dry Pond

Alternate Title
Anthropological papers of the American Museum of Natural History ; v. 55, pt.6
E-Books
Author/Creator
Vladimír Kozák
David Baxter
Laila Williamson
Robert L. Carneiro
Description
Forms part of Anthropological papers of the American Museum of Natural History, v. 55 (p.351-434).
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