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Nyungar of Southwestern Australia and Flinders: A Dialogue on Using Nyungar Intelligence to Better Understand Coastal Exploration

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Len Collard
Clint Bracknell
David Palmer
ab-Original, vol. 1, no. 1, 2017, pp. 1-16
Authors revisit archival records relating to the exploration of what is now Western Australia, with a focus on drawing out the places where the record shows the role of the Nyungar people in the exploration of the coast, and the Indigenous Knowledge share with explorers.
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Objectified: The Story of an Inuinnait Parka from the Canadian Museum of Civilization

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Christina Williamson
Traces the history of a one-hundred-year-old caribou skin men's dancing garment (kapitaq) from the moment the caribou was killed, through construction of the garment by an Inuinnait woman, its acquisition by the museum, loan to Juliette Gaultier de la Verendrye for use in her stage performances, and finally back to the museum's cold storage. History research essay towards a Master of Arts.
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The Ojibwa of Western Canada: 1780-1870

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Ken Coates
Journal of American History, vol. 82, no. 3, December 1995, p. 1192
Book review of: The Ojibwa of Western Canada: 1780-1870 by Laura Peers.
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OLC Honors 12 Artists, Oglala Lakota Veterans

Alternate Title
Oglala Lakota College Honors Twelve Artists, Oglala Lakota Veterans
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Marilyn E. Pourier
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 19, no. 2, Our Story, Our Way, Winter, 2007
Reports the dedication of a veterans monument and a display of art and photographs to honor 1,800 veterans from World War I and II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War.
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Old Bella Bella, Genesis and Exodus

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Philip M. Hobler
Urban History Review, vol. 28, no. 2, March 2000, pp. 6-18
Overview of the three phases in the 66 year history of Heiltsuk coastal village, known as Qelc, Old Town, or Old Bella Bella.
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Old Fort Walsh in the Cypress Hills - Photograph. - n.d.

Images » Photographs
Image of Old Fort Walsh in foreground; trees and landscape in background. Summer scene. Photograph possibly from a calendar.

Historical note:

Fort Walsh, located in the Cypress Hills of Saskatchewan, 170 km SE of present-day Swift Current, SK, was an early North-West Mounted Police post constructed in 1875 by men under the command of Inspector James Walsh, for whom it was named.
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On the Old Saskatchewan Trail

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Bruce Peel
Saskatchewan History, vol. 1, no. 2, Spring, 1948, pp. 1-9
Author uses historical information to create a narrative describing the journey from Winnipeg to Edmonton on the Saskatchewan Trail circa 1880. Entire Issue on one pdf file, scroll to page 1.
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Oral Tradition: The Beginning of the Cree World

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Saskatchewan Indian Cultural Centre
Examines the legend of the great flood, as recorded by explorer David Thompson before missionary contact with the people; "the Flatterer": Wisakedjak (Weesackkachack) is the central character in the story.
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Origin of Naming of Frenchman River - Correspondence. - 1955.

Archival » Archival Items
Author/Creator
Louis-Joseph Gaultier de La Vérendrye
Correspondence between the principal of Val-Marie School and the University of Saskatchewan Archives relating to the etymology of the Frenchman River in Saskatchewan. Included is an typed excerpt of a journal written by the explorer Louis-Joseph Gaultier de La Vérendrye.

Historical note:

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Oskate Wicasa (One Who Performs)

Theses
Author/Creator
Alida S. Boorn
History Thesis (M.A.)--Central Missouri State University, 2005. Discussion of Buffalo Bill Cody Wild West Show and other similar venues.
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Othered Women

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Bart Gazzola]
Curatorial essay for an exhibition which examined the history of Métis and First Nations women. Artists featured included Sherry Farrell Racette, Mimi Gellman, Tania Willard, Rosalie Favell, Joi Arcand, and Nadia Myre.
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Our Canada: Chapter 4 (The Fur Trade) Study Guide

Alternate Title
Our Canada: Origins, Peoples and Perspectives
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Kerri Nutbrown]

Chapter from Grade 7 Social Studies textbook Our Canada: Origins, Peoples and Perspectives by David Rees, Darrell Anderson Gerrits, and Gratien Allaire. Textbook designed for Alberta curriculum.

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