From Interstellar Imperialism to Celestial Wayfinding: Prime Directives and Colonial Time-Knots in SETI
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
William Lempert
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 45, no. 1, Settler Science, Alien Contact, and Searches for Intelligence, 2021, pp. 45-70
Description
Examines the parallels of James Cook's eighteenth-century expedition and the current SETI project, in particular their scientific appeal and colonial roots.
From Poisson Road to Poison Road: Mapping the Toxic Trail of Windigo Capital in Linda Hogan's Solar Storms
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Desiree Hellegers
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 27, no. 2, Summer, 2015, pp. 1-28
Description
Looks at fictionalized representation of the James Bay hydroelectric project through the use of Algonquin windigo stories.
From Riel to the Métis
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
J. R. Miller
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 69, no. 1, 1988, pp. 1-20
Description
Discusses greater emphasis that is currently placed on social history of Métis communities and concludes that further investigations should consider the importance of class as well as comparisons of relevant experience of parallel peoples in other lands.
From Seven Oaks to Batoche: Métis Resistance in History and Narrative
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Wolfgang Klooss
TransCanadiana, vol. 8, Canadian Sites of Resistance: Solidarity-Struggle=Change(?), 2016, pp. [25]-51
Description
Highlights some of the most important facts in the history of Métis resistance consulting both historiographic accounts and literary texts.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 25.
From Tent to Trading Post and Back Again: Smithsonian Anthropology in Nunavut, Nunavik, Nitassinan, and Nunatsiavut - The Changing IPY Agenda, 1882-2007
Alternate Title
Smithsonian at the Poles Symposium May 3-4, 2007
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Stephen Loring
Description
Chapter in book: Smithsonian at the Poles: Contributions to International Polar Year Science edited by Igor Krupnik, Michael A. Lang, Scott E. Miller.
From the Diary of a Hudson's Bay Company's Clerk in the Seventies.
Archival » Archival Items
Author/Creator
Reginald Bird Beatty
Description
This chapter of Reginald Beatty's diary relates to Beatty's first trip west of Fort Garry in 1874, travelling by dog sled. Item found within folder 'Reginald Bird Beatty Papers.'
Historical note:
From the Minnetarees to the Shoshonees
Alternate Title
First Across the Continent: The Story of the Exploring Expedition of Lewis and Clark 1804-5-6
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Noah Brooks
Description
Chapter thirteen in book: First Across the Continent: The Story of the Exploring Expedition of Lewis and Clark 1804-5-6 by Noah Brooks.
Fur, Freight and Furore: The Longmores and the Saskatchewan
Alternate Title
Fur, Freight and Furor: The Longmores and the Saskatchewan
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Victor Whotbread
Saskatchewan History, vol. 44, no. 1, Winter , 1992, pp. 1-16
Description
A biographical piece about the Longmore family and the roles they played in the history of Western Canada, including as freighters, soldiers, guides and explorers.
Fur Production as a Specialized Activity in a World System: Indians in the North American Fur Trade
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
P. Nick Kardulias
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 14, no. 1, 1990, pp. 25-60
Description
Describes the role of First Nations people in the fur trade, with emphasis on the economic and social impact of the fur trade on their culture.
The Fur Trade
Alternate Title
[Our Canada: Origins, Peoples, Perspectives]
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
[David Rees]
[Darrell Anderson Gerrits]
[Gratien Allaire]
Description
Intended for use in Grade 7 Social Studies classes.
Chapter from Our Canada: Origins, Peoples, Perspectives by David Rees, Darrell Anderson Gerrits, and Gratien Allaire.
The Fur Trade
Alternate Title
Booklet Series (Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project) ; no. 2
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Rachel B. Juen
Michael S. Nassaney
Description
Overview of fur trade history and relationship between the traders and the Indigenous population.
The Fur Trade and Early Capitalist Development in British Columbia
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rennie Warburton
Stephen Scott
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 5, no. 1, 1985, pp. 27-46
Description
Discusses the decline of Indigenous modes of production stemming from the wage-labour economy introduced by the Hudson Bay Company and its expansion into agriculture, fishing and lumbering.
The Fur Trade and Eighteenth-Century Imperialism
Alternate Title
The Fur Trade and 18th Century Imperialism
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
W. J. Eccles
William and Mary Quarterly, vol. 40, no. 3, July 1983, pp. 341-662
Description
Discusses economics of the fur trade and missionary activity.
The Fur Trade at Lachine National Historic Site of Canada
Web Sites » Governmental
Author/Creator
Parks Canada
Description
Describes the thriving fur industry in the Montreal region in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Website includes history, the bourgeois, the voyageurs, role of Aboriginal women, North West Company, Hudson's Bay Company, virtual tour, image gallery, and activities.
Fur Trade Game
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
McCord Museum
Description
Goal of role playing game is to teach students about the importance of bartering between Europeans and First Nations in the fur trading activities of New France.
Trading Cards
Game Cards