The Kandik Map

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Glenn Iceton
The Northern Review, no. 34, Fall, 2011, pp. 100-102
Description
Book review of: The Kandik Map by Linda Johnson
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Kelsey’s Journal of 1691 Reconsidered

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alan Rinaghan
Saskatchewan History, vol. 37, no. 1, Winter, 1984, pp. 25-31
Description
Author re-examines the journal and notes of Henry Kelsey, as well as archival records and letters found in the U.K. and in Canada in an attempt to reconstruct the route that Kelsey took into what is now Saskatchewan, during his attempt to convince the tribe then called the “Naywatamee Poets” to come to the Hudson’s Bay to Trade. Entire issue on one .pdf, scroll to page 25.
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Key Events in the Gitksan Encounter With the Colonial World

E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
James A. McDonald
Jennifer Joseph
Description
Looks at the historical time line of the Gitksan peoples since colonization. Pre-publication of book chapter: Potlatch at Gisegukla: William Beyon's 1945 Fieldbooks edited by Margaret Anderson and Marjorie Halpin.
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Kiotsaeton's Three Rivers Address: An Example of "Effective" Iroquois Oratory

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Harry W. Robie
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 6, no. 3/4, Autumn-Winter, 1982, pp. 238-253
Description
Describes the public address by Iroquoian leader Kiotsaeton to a council of French, Iroquois, and Huron people at Three Rivers, Quebec on July 12, 1645. Examines each groups goals and how Kiotsaeton used his oratory skills to speak to all the groups involved.
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The Land God Gave to His Children / A Western Development Museum Travelling Exhibition - Booklet. - 1978.

Archival » Archival Items
Author/Creator
Western Development Museum
Description
This booklet written for the Western Development Museum Travelling Exhibition examines the religious attitudes and beliefs of Western Canadians to the land from earliest times to the present. The display seeks to facilitate understanding of man's relationship with the land and God.
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The Last Buffalo Hunter

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Heather Devine
Prairie Forum, vol. 21, no. 2, Fall, 1996, pp. 274-276
Description
Book review of: The Last Buffalo Hunter by Mary Weekes.
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Last Mountain House

Articles » General
Author/Creator
R. C. Mackenzie
Saskatchewan History, vol. 7, no. 2, Spring, 1954, pp. 56-59
Description
Describes the founding and operations of Last Mountain House, an outpost of Fort Qu’Appelle, notes the trading relationships with the Métis, Cree, Saulteaux, and Assiniboine peoples. Entire issue on one pdf file, scroll to page 56.
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Late Dorset Deposits at Iita: Site Formation and Site Destruction in Northwestern Greenland

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John Darwent
Genevieve M. LeMoine
Christyann M. Darwent
Hans Lange
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 56, no. 1, 2019, pp. 96-118
Description
Authors highlight the accelerating deterioration of a significant archaeological site in Greenland as a result of climate change. Article details the artifacts retrieved which demonstrate more than 1000-year stretch of human occupation and evaluate the deposits that remain at the site.
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Late Precontact and Protohistoric Glass Beads of Alaska

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Margan Allyn Grover
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 53, no. 2, 2016, pp. 69-80
Description
Examines evidence that beads originating in China were available through Indigenous trade networks before contact.
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Lawrence Cook

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Lawrence Cook
Murray Dobbin
Indian History Film Project
Description
Lawrence Cook knew Jim Brady in 1949/50. He talks about the CCF government policies and how the people reacted to them, the Legion, and the various Co-op efforts that were tried in Cumberland. He is the only informant to talk about efforts by Brady to organize a Metis Association in Cumberland in 1949.
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Lawrence Tobacco Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Lawrence Tobacco
Christine Welsh
Tony Snowsill
Indian History Film Project
Description
Lawrence Tobacco, born 1919, on the Poor Man Reserve, Saskatchewan He attended a residential school and is now involved in traditional education and counseling. He talks about farming and raising cattle on the Poor Man Reserve; shares a story of a trip he took to Winnipeg to sell cattle for a number of reserves in the File Hills area, and how Indian Affairs officials tried to bribe him with part of the proceeds of the sale; shares stories of defiance toward Dept.
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The Legacy of the Fur Trade

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Alex R. Cameron
Saskatchewan History, vol. 1, no. 3, Autumn, 1948, pp. 21-22
Description
Discusses prairie place names in that originate with the fur trade and its participants. Entire Issue of Saskatchewan History on one pdf file, scroll to page 21.
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Lesson Plan: Fur Trade Timeline

Alternate Title
Fur Trade Times
How Furs Built Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Elizabeth Phipps
Description

Designed for Grades 3-8. Information from the article Fur Trade Times in the special issue of Kayak magazine How Furs Built Canada. Students play a class game of "I Have ... Who Has?"

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Let the Journey Continue ...

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Colleen Seymour
Kathy Michel
Dodie Eustache
Leah McNabb
Ken Thomas ... [et al.]
Description
History of the Secwepemc people of British Columbia. Timeline links to information and audio for specific periods, with further links to more detailed information. Very useful for classroom instruction.
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