Transportation

Looks at the religious considerations underlying construction of the Great North Road and other Chaco roads uniting the Chaco world and its works with its spiritual landscape.

This chapter of Reginald Beatty's diary describes his journey from his homestead in the Carrot River area to Troy (later Qu'Appelle Station) for supplies in late February 1886, a round trip of 300 miles. Also included is a description of the courtship between one of Beatty's travel companions and the local schoolteacher. Item found within folder 'Reginald Bird Beatty Papers.'

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Image showing old cart ruts on the old trail running northwest from Prince Albert. The ruts are at centre, with trees in background; summer scene.

Image showing old cart ruts on the old trail running northwest from Prince Albert. The ruts run left to right, with trees in background. On back of photograph: "Ron Brown on the east of Briarlea Cairn."

Image showing old cart ruts on the old trail running northwest from Prince Albert. The ruts run from foreground to background at centre, with trees and a white car parked in background; summer scene. A man [Ron Brown] walks away from camera.

A photograph by Saskatchewan Provincial Police officer Marcel Chappuis of a group of Native people sitting on two sailboats. Probably tied up at Ile a la Crosse.

Photo of large group of people on steam ship, predominantly native.

Provides support to communities in identifying tools and resources, best practices, and key considerations when responding to impacts of climate change. Appendices Forms part of the Climate Change Adaptation Planning Toolkit for Indigenous Communities. Related material: Guidebooks.

An image of three Aboriginal women in traditional clothing on horseback. Colours have been added to the photograph in a chromolithograph process.

A Hudson's Bay Company freight canoe travelling close to shore. Five men paddling and steering, two children seated. Rocks in foreground. Location unknown; possibly British Columbia.

Four Hudson's Bay Company men dressed for winter travel (snowshoes, sled and sled dog). Kitwanga, BC, buildings in background.

Photograph of the Hudson's Bay Company store in Rankin Inlet, [NU].

Close-up image of man holding two hand-made skis.

A resting, harnessed dog sled team. Subtitle on information card: Native Trail Shows Reinforced Ascent. Location unknown.

Two Hareskin Indians paddling a canoe near Fort Norman, NWT.

General discussion of his life.

Defines the importance of Hawaiian genealogy.

Compares helmet use between Native and non-Native children and assesses the impact on injury patterns and outcomes.

Historic site marker and Red River Cart near Dilke, SK. Marks a trail developed by the Hudson's Bay Company in the mid nineteenth century.

Geography Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Nebraska, 1996.

History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of British Columbia, 1985.

Image of man in full dress leading horse with travois at Pion-Era.

Book review of: Horse Nations by Peter Mitchell.

Examines the significance of horses in First Nations' culture, spirituality, and hunting success.

Interview includes a description of Mr. Gallivan's interactions with residents of the reserve.

A panorama photograph of the Hudson's Bay Company buildings in Onion Lake North West Territories circa 1890. There are horses and wagons visible in the foreground.

Image of the S.S. Marquis. On front of photograph: "Hudson Bay Co. S.S. “Marquis” / Prince Albert Sask / This boat was used as troop and supply boat in the North West Rebellion and was instrumental in breaking the blockade of the north branch of the Saskatchewan River."

History of the company, its employees and products over 300 years.

Reviews key developments in previous theories, which usually produced binary classifications, and suggests that classification based on territorial ownership may be preferable.

For use with website featuring a collection of online explorations based on travel routes of Northwest Territories' Aboriginal peoples.

"The Old Original 'Red River' Cart" and "The Noble Red Man in Full Dress" -- photograph reproduction from a Souvenir from the Edmonton District.

A photograph of the Onion Lake Indian Agency buildings in the late 1890s. A group of Aboriginal men stand near a wagon hooked to two oxen in the foreground. The agency stables and outbuildings are on the left and Indian agent's house on the right.

Photograph of a line of Indigenous men on horseback in traditional garb flanking RCMP men in uniform, also on horseback. Sign on side says "C.W. William Photographer"

Reproduction of engraving from Harper's Weekly, showing three Aboriginal male youths seated in various stages of snowshoe construction. Indoor scene at Lorette, MB; sketch by E.R. Morse.

Historical note:

Published from 1857 to 1916, the original Harper's Weekly ("Journal of Civilization"), distinguished itself by criticizing New York's corrupt Tammany Hall (via the cartoons of Thomas Nast) and by publishing numerous lithographs that documented the progress of the Civil War. Revived briefly as a granola-scented broadsheet in the 1970s, the Weekly was more successfully relaunched in 2000.

Photograph of an Indian camp outside the walls of Fort Carlton showing five teepees and a Red River Cart.

Image of encampment includes 7 teepees (one without skin covering) and one rack. A Red River Cart sits in the foreground. One man entering teepee (at left) barely visible. Plains landscape.

An unnamed Plains Indian camp with Red River Carts in the foreground and wagons in the background. A woman and dog are also in the foreground.

One postcard with Mountie in a canoe, shoreline and buildings along harbor in background.

A photograph titled: Indian caravan in Saskatoon. A Native woman and child pose before covered wagon near Tudhope Anderson farm machinery Co. on Avenue A in Saskatoon. A man in suit leans against wagon, back to camera.

20 images (seven scanned here) of members of the Saskatoon Native community at the Saskatoon train station joining a group of Aboriginal people on a train trip on November 26, 1980.

Appears to be part of a series of 11 images in slide show of Inuit artifacts. Title on file: Eskimo Artifacts.

An image of a large canoe with a sail in the open water. It is carrying an Aboriginal family of five and a full load of supplies. Colours have been added to the photograph in a chromolithograph process.

A photograph of an Aboriginal family posing in front of their teepee in the Prince Albert District, NWT [1901]. Two men sit in a wagon in the background.

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Image of an Aboriginal man standing beside a horse and holding its reins. The man wears ceremonial dress and an ornate blanket hangs around the horse's neck; summer scene.

"National publication for the Indians of Canada". Focus on Indigenous issues, events at residential schools and legal decisions. Articles reflect the attitudes and policies of the time.

Image of two Aboriginal men, each wrapped in a blanket, sitting together on a horse. A short note is written on the front of the card beneath the picture.

Quarterly magazine published by the Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation. Numerous articles on various topics including notes on the nation of the Mistassini and a report on a visit to a Chert quarry.