The Persistence of American Indian Health Disparities

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David S. Jones
American Journal of Public Health, vol. 96, no. 12, December 2006, pp. 2122-2134
Description
Comments on disparities in health status between American Indians and other groups in the U.S. for the last 500 years.
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Peter Chamberlain Interview #3

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Peter Chamberlain
Agnes Chamberlain
David Stevenson
Indian History Film Project
Description
Discussion of the English equivalent of a number of Indian words. Describes how power may be acquired.
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Phyllis Clarke Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Phyllis Clarke
Murray Dobbin
Indian History Film Project
Description
Phyllis Clarke was a member of the Communist party and political associate of Norris and Brady. She talks about the political atmosphere in the Prince Albert area in the fifties as well as the political beliefs and affiliations of Norris and Brady.
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A Pictorial History of the Canoe

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Charles E. S. Franks
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 37, no. 2, Summer, 2002, pp. 192-195
Description
Book review of: The Canoe: A Living Tradition edited by John Jennings.
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Piegan Post and the Blackfoot Trade

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
J. E. A. Macleod
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 24, no. 3, September 1943, pp. 273-279
Description
Looks at competition between the Hudson's Bay Company and American traders from the Columbia Fur Company.
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Pierre Carriere Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Pierre Carriere
Murray Dobbin
Indian History Film Project
Description
Pierre Carriere was a close friend of Jim Brady. He talks about the history of Cumberland House, social life as it changed from the pre-war period to the present ; Jim Brady's role as a leader in the community ; the fishing and forestry industry ; the CCF government and its programs ; Malcolm Norris and his activities ; the effect of the war on the town and the role of the Legion.
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Pituri, An Aboriginal Drug

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Bill Wilson
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 8, no. 2, June 1984, pp. 7-8
Description
Examines the evolution and growth of one of the earliest Australian Aboriginal commodities, Pituri which contained up to 5% nicotine compared to only 1.5% in manufactured cigarettes.
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Place Names

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Alex R. Cameron
Saskatchewan History, vol. 1, no. 2, Spring, 1948, pp. 23-24
Description
Author discusses the origins of some of the place names in Saskatchewan and the influence of First Nations, Métis, and settler peoples. Entire Issue on one pdf file, scroll to page 23.
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Plains Indian Reactions to the Lewis and Clark Expedition

Articles » General
Author/Creator
John C. Ewers
Montana, vol. 16, no. 1, Winter, 1966, pp. 2-12
Description
Comments on the reactions of the meetings between Native Americans and the explorers and the importance these interactions were to future relations.
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Pomo Lands on Clear Lake

Alternate Title
Phoebe Apperson Hearst Memorial Volume
University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology ; v.20
E-Books
Author/Creator
Edward Winslow Gifford
Description
Part of: University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology, vol. 20 (pp75-92).
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A Portrait of the Social Economy in Northern Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Chris Southcott
Valoree Walker
Northern Review, no. 30, Spring, 2009, pp. 13-36
Description
Evaluates the potential of the social economy to assist northern communities to cope with the rapid changes taking place.
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Post-Contact Culture Changes Among the Lummi Indians

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Wayne Suttles
British Columbia Historical Quarterly, vol. 18, no. 1 & 2, Jan. - Apr. 1954, pp. 29-102
Description
Looks at the culture of the Straits tribes, contact with the Europeans from 1790 and focuses on subsistence, government, religion and marriage of the Lummi. Scroll down to page 29 to read article.
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Preliminary Notes on the Iroquoian family - Paul Weer. - July 1937.

Archival » Archival Items
Author/Creator
Paul Weer
Description
Booklet on the Iroquois from their discovery in 1534 by Jacques Cartier of France. Division into three groups, all located in Ontario, Quebec and in eastern parts of the United States, is noted, with emphasis on the United States group.

Historical note:

The French explorer Jacques Cartier observed in 1535 and 1536 several Iroquoian villages north of Île d'Orléans, including the village of Stadacona on the site of modern-day Quebec City, as well as the village of Hochelaga in the vicinity of modern-day Montreal.
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Preparing Beaver Hide

Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Institute for Northern Studies
Description
"Mary [Naldal] taking fat off beaver hide"; location unknown.
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Preparing Black Bear Skin

Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Institute for Northern Studies
Description
Scraping off a black bear hide; location unknown.
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