Geography

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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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GIS Resources for Native Studies

Alternate Title
GIS (Geographic Information System) Resources for Native Studies
LibGuides: GIS Resources for Native Studies
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Jasmine Hoover
Robert Alary
Description
Links to several mapping resources: historical, reserve communities, land claim settlements, demographic, aerial, satelllite imagery, and others.
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Global Indigeneities Views From Near and Far

Alternate Title
Global Encounters Initiative
Itineraries of Exchange: Cultural Contact in a Global Frame
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Linc Kesler
Larry Grant
Coll Thrush
Neil Safier
Shaunee Casavant
Nika Collison
Tirso Gonzaez
Sheryl Lightfoot
Description
Webcast of Global Encounters Initiative Symposium called Itineraries of Exchange: Cultural Contact in a Global Frame held at the University of British Columbia, March 4-6, 2010. Panel discussion begins at 36:41. Duration: 2:24:18.
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Governance in the Arctic: Political Systems and Geopolitics

Alternate Title
Arctic Human Development Report: Regional Processes and Global Linkages
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Greg Poelzer
Gary N. Wilson
Description
Chapter five in book: Arctic Human Development Report: Regional Processes and Global Linkages edited by Joan Nymand Larsen and Gail Fondahl. Scroll down to page 186 to access chapter.
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Guest Editorial: The Question of Making Native Space

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Daniel Clayton
BC Studies, no. 138/139, Native Geographies, Summer/Autumn, 2003, pp. 5-11
Description
Discusses Cole Harris's contributions to the fields of geography and British Columbian research and his book Making Native Space: Colonialism, Resistance, and Reserves in British Columbia.
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The Habitat of the Wailaki

Alternate Title
Phoebe Apperson Hearst Memorial Volume
University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology ; v.20
E-Books
Author/Creator
P. E. Goddard
Description
Part of: University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology, vol. 20 (pp93-109).
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Habitations, Camps et Territoires des Inuit de la Région de Kangiqsujuaq-Salluit, Nunavik

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Yves Labrèche
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 27, no. 1-2, Architecture Paléoesquimaude / Palaeoeskimo Architecture, 2003, pp. 155-190
Description
Study conducted in Nunavik over the course of 10 years (1985-1995) involved surveying various ecological zones in the two locations. Data analysis was conducted to estimate population levels, intensity of occupation and resource use. Researchers concluded that local knowledge must be incorporated when interpreting material culture.
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The Health and Well-being of Aboriginal People in British Columbia

Alternate Title
Report on the Health of British Columbians: Provincial Health Officer’s Annual Report 2001
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Office of the Provincial Health Officer [British Columbia]
Description
Looks at health status, community environments, healthy growth and development, physical environment, health services, and disease and injury prevention. Identifies areas where significant health benefits can be made. Related material: Pathways to Health and Healing (Second Report).
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Henry’s Journal

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Charles N. Bell
Transactions of the Manitoba Historical and Scientific Society, no. 37, Series 1, May 9, 1889, p. [?]
Description
Excerpts from the Journal of Alexander Henry to Lake Superior, Red River, Assiniboine, Rocky Mountains, Columbia and the Pacific, 1799 to 1811, To Establish the Fur Trade, covering the years 1806-1808.
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The High Plains and their Utilization by the Indian

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Waldo R. Wedel
American Antiquity, vol. 29, no. 1, July 1963, pp. 1-16
Description
Argues that seasonal residence patterns were feasible, except in periods of severe drought or winter storms, for pre-horse Indigenous peoples.
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[Historic Native Peoples of Texas]

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Michael L. Tate
Great Plains Quarterly, vol. 29, no. 3, Summer, 2009, pp. 241-242
Description
Book review of: Historic Native Peoples of Texas by William C. Foster and Foreword by Alston V. Thoms.
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Historical GIS Research in Canada

Alternate Title
Canadian History and Environmental Series ; no.2
E-Books
Author/Creator
John S. Lutz
Patrick A. Dunae
Jason Gilliland
Don Lavfreniere
Megan Harvey ... [et al.]
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History and Current Status of the Houma Indians

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ann Fischer
American Studies, vol. 6, no. 2, Indian Today, Fall, 1965, pp. 149-163
Description
Tells the story of the Houma Indians who lived along the bayous through LaFourche and Terrebonne Parishes in Louisiana.
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Holocene Settlement History of the Dundas Islands Archipelago, Northern British Columbia

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bryn Letham
Andrew Martindale
Duncan McLaren
Thomas Brown
Kenneth M. Ames ... [et al.]
BC Studies, no. 187, These Outer Shores: Archaeological Insights into Indigenous Lifeways Along the Exposed Coasts of Bri, Autumn, 2015, pp. 51-84
Description
Compares occupational sites on Zayas, Dundas, Baron, Dunira and Melville islands, Northern Tsimshian traditional territory to mainland occupation sites around Prince Rupert Harbour.
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