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Making the Coming Home Map

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Margaret W. Pearce
Stephen J. Hornsby
Cartographica, vol. 55, no. 3, Fall, 2020, pp. 170-176
Describes the process of creating the map Coming Home to Indigenous Place Names in Canada.
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Marae: A Whakapapa of the Maori Marae

Alternate Title
Marae: A Whakapapa of the Māori Marae
Theses
Author/Creator
Adrian John Te Piki Kotuku Bennett
[Maori Studies] Thesis (Ph.D)--University of Canterbury, 2007.
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Native Claims and Place Names in Canada's Western Arctic

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
William C. Wonders
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 7, no. 1, 1987, pp. 111-120
Contends that toponomy (study of place names) proved useful in settling disputes among Indigenous peoples about areas of overlapping land use prior to the settling of comprehensive land claims by the federal government.
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Native Connection to Place: Policies and Play

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rena Martin
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 25, no. 1, 2001, pp. 35-40
Discusses perspectives on relationship to land, and cultural and linguistic ties to places.
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Niigaan: In Conversation

Alternate Title
Odawa Community Talk Show, Sept. 15, 2013
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Jennifer Adese
Alexa Lesperance
Neal Freeland
Ed Bianchi
Jean-Luc Fournier ... [et al.]
Panel discussion covers subjects such as Indigenous-settler relations, geographic names, controversy over the Nepean Redskins sports team, and decolonization. Duration: 57:48.
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Nooksack Place Names: Geography, Culture, and Language

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Bill Angelbeck
BC Studies, no. 179, Ethnobotany in BC, Autumn, 2013, pp. 216-218
Book review of Nooksack Place Names by Allan Richardson and Brent Galloway. Entire book review section on one pdf. To access this review, scroll to p. 216.
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[Nooksack Place Names. Part 1]

Alternate Title
At the Edge of Canada: Indigenous Research
Nooksack Place Names: Geography, Culture, and Language
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Allan Richardson
Brent Galloway
Robert-Falcon Ouellette
Interview with the authors of a book about the language, culture and history of the Nooksack indigenous people. Duration: 30:20. Access part II.
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[Nooksack Place Names. Part II]

Alternate Title
At the Edge of Canada: Indigenous Research
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Allan Richardson
Brent Galloway
Robert-Falcon Ouellette
Interview with the authors of a book, Nooksack Place Names: Geography, Culture and Language researched over 35 years, about the language, culture and history of the Nooksack indigenous people . Duration: 38:30. Access part I.
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Nunatuqaq: Geographic DNA

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Zebedee Nungak
Inuktitut, no. 96, Spring, 2005, pp. 51-58
Describes in words, maps and illustrations the Inuit sense of connection to the land.
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Place Names

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Alex R. Cameron
Saskatchewan History, vol. 1, no. 2, Spring, 1948, pp. 23-24
Author discusses the origins of some of the place names in Saskatchewan and the influence of First Nations, Métis, and settler peoples. Entire Issue on one pdf file, scroll to page 23.
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Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre

Web Sites » Governmental
Author/Creator
Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre
Centre located in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories features Aboriginal and European history in the North. Includes links to online exhibits, searchable databases (archives, place names, more than 9000 photos, sound), and resources for researchers and teachers.
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La Protection des Noms de Lieux et des Sites Sacrés Autochtones, au Niveau des Instances Internationales

Alternate Title
Autochtonie et Gouvernance
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Françoise Morin
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 28, no. 2, Espaces-Lieux-Noms / Spaces-Places-Names, 2004, pp. 203-209
Brief outline of efforts by such international organizations as International Labour Organization, the United Nations and the World Intellectual Property Organization to protect scared sites and place names.
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Recording Toponyms to Document the Endangered Hopi Language

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Saul L. Hedquist
Stewart B. Koyiyumptewa
Peter M. Whiteley
Leigh J. Kuwanwisiwma
Kenneth C. Hill .... [et al.]
American Anthropologist, vol. 116, no. 2, June 2014, pp. 324-331
Looks at project to preserve Hopi place-names for sacred locations and landforms.
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Recuellir les Toponymes Inuit: Pour Quoi Faire?

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Béatrice Collignon
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 28, no. 2, Espaces-Lieux-Noms / Spaces-Places-Names, 2004, pp. 89-106
Discusses the difficulties in collecting Inuit place names, the meeting that took place in 2003 which reviewed their placement on blue-print maps, and the final step of recognition by the Federal government.
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Saskatchewan Place Names: A Mirror Held Up to History

Articles » General
Author/Creator
A. R. Turner
Saskatchewan History, vol. 18, no. 3, Autumn, 1965, pp. 81-88
A description of the origins of different place names, including several adapted from Indigenous language names or their translations to English or French: Nipawin, Kinistino, Saskatoon, Wascana and others. Entire issue on one pdf file, scroll to page 81.
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The Significance of Creating First Nation Traditional Names Maps

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Andy Thomas
Florence Paynter
First Nations Perspectives Journal, vol. 3, no. 1, 2010, pp. 48-64
Looks at the Traditional Names Mapping Project with one goal being to educate the public of the five distinct language groups in Manitoba.
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Signs of Urbanity: Visualing Orality and Directionality

Alternate Title
INALCO 2009, Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference, Orality (Paris, 2006)
Orality in the 21st Century: Inuit Discourse and Practices. Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Michell Daveluy
Jenanne Ferguson
Study of the use of multilingual and multigraphic signs in Inuit localities. Paper from Orality in the 21st Century: Inuit Discourse and Practices. Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference edited by B. Collingnon and M. Therrien.
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Studies in Comparative Pama-Nyungan

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Bruce Rigsby
Aboriginal History, vol. 22, 1998, pp. 291-294
Book review of: Studies in Comparative Pama-Nyungan edited by G. N. O'Grady and D. T. Tyron. Review located by scrolling to page 291.
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Toponymies of Lesser-Used Languages in the North: Issues of Socio-Linguistic Conditions Among Inuit and Sámi

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ludger Müller-Wille
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 28, no. 2, Espaces-Lieux-Noms / Spaces-Places-Names, 2004, pp. 73-88
Discusses the socio-linguistic conditions of aboriginal languages in Canada and Europe with an emphasis on recent efforts to develop programs that enhance and protect them.
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[Varia Anthropologica]: Karok Towns

Alternate Title
University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology ; v.35, no.4
E-Books
Author/Creator
A. L. Kroeber
Part of: University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology, vol. 35, (pp29-38).
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Wahi a Kahiko: Place Names as Vehicles of Ancestral Memory

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Katrina-Ann R. Kapa'anaokalaokeola Nakoa Oliveira
AlterNative, vol. 5, no. 2, Ke Ala Hou: Breaking Trail in Hawaiian Research and Development, 2009, pp. 100-115
Discusses how place names reveal and provide attachments to the land, to the past, and to the Hawaiian identity.
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Wascana Creek and the “Pile o’ Bones”

Articles » General
Author/Creator
[J. Hillyer
J. W. Powers
G. W. Brown
A. E. Porter
Mata-Win]
Saskatchewan History, vol. 19, no. 3, Autumn, 1966, pp. 111-118
Discusses the significance of and stories surrounding the Wascana Creek and the origins of its name. Entire issue on one pdf file, scroll to page 111.
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