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Our Land

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
John Cuthand
Publication of the Manitoba Metis Lands Commission, with articles on English / French explorers and fur traders, the Pemmican War, the Battle of Seven Oaks, the Manitoba Lands Act, and a questionnaire relating to the study of Metish Lands Claims.
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Our Roots: A History of La Ronge - 1981.

E-Books
The history of La Ronge, Saskatchewan, is detailed from pre-contact to the arrival of Jean Etienne Waden, first European in the La Ronge area, to present-day businesses, schools and churches in the town; numerous photographs.
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Our Stolen Grandmother: The Entanglement of Slavery and Colonization in Anna Lee Walters's Ghost Singer

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Reid Gómez
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 32, no. 2, Fall, 2017, pp. 70-90
This literary criticism article examines the intersections and lasting consequences of settler colonialism and the chattel enslavement of African people on North American lands, cultures and identities in the context of the novel.
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An Outline Sketch of the Maritime Fur Trade

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
F. W. Howay
Canadian Historical Association. Report of the Annual Meeting, vol. 11, no. 1, 1932, pp. 5-14
History of trade, its rise and fall, including effects of international fur trade from the Russian and Chinese markets.
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An Overview of Aboriginal History in Canada

Alternate Title
Aboriginal Peoples and Archives
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Library and Archives Canada
Examines the areas of trade relations and alliances, imperial policies, treaties, and the post-confederation era.
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The Pacific Eskimo

Alternate Title
Encyclopedia Arctica ; 8
Encyclopedia Arctica. Anthropology and Archeology
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Kaj Birket-Smith
Includes two groups: Chugach Eskimos of Prince William Sound and the Kodiak Eskimos of Kodiak Island and adjacent islands. Digitized copy of typescript is part of the unpublished reference work on the Northern Arctic and subarctic regions. Project ran from 1947-1951.
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Paddy Cahill of Oenpelli

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Peter J. Carroll
Aboriginal History , vol. 29, 2005, pp. 159-161
Book review of: Paddy Cahill of Oenpelli by John Mulvaney. Review located by scrolling to page 159.
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Paradise Gained, Lost, and Regained: Pulse Migration and the Inuit Archaeology of the Quebec Lower North Shore

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
William W. Fitzhugh
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 56, no. 1, 2019, pp. 52-76
The author examines evidence from archaeological sites and the artifacts from these sites in order to investigate in further detail the nature of the Inuit occupation of the Lower North Shore in what is now Quebec.
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"A Parcel of Whelps": Alexander Mackenzie among the Indians

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Parker Duchemin
Canadian Literature, no. 124-125 , Native Writers & Canadian Writing, Spring/Summer , 1990, pp. 49-74
Discussion on Mackenzie's encounters with the Indians, and his attempts to describe and classify their various cultures.
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Partition Between Rooms One and Two

Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Don Steer
Information on card: Partition between rooms one and two of La Loche House where they meet the east wall of the building. Methy Portage, SK.
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Partners in Furs: A History of the Fur Trade in Eastern James Bay, 1600-1870

Alternate Title
Bringing Home Animals: Religious Ideology and Mode of Production of the Mistassini Cree Hunters
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Philip Goldring
Prairie Forum, vol. 10, no. 1, Spring, 1985, pp. 234-240
Book reviews of: Partners in Furs: A History of the Fur Trade in Eastern James Bay, 1600-1870 by Daniel Francis and Toby Morantz. Bringing Home Animals: Religious Ideology and Mode of Production of the Mistassini Cree Hunters by Adrian Tanner.
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Path of the Sacred Clown

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Peggy Andreas
Towards 2012, Part III: Culture and Language, 1997, p. [?]
Discusses different characteristics of Clowns in different tribes from the Oglala and Lakota to the Salish and Hopis and the importance of the Clowns to the community spirit.
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Patterns of Exchange: Navajo Weavers and Traders

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Paul G. Zolbrod
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 38, no. 3, 2014, pp. 196-198
Book review of: Patterns of Exchange by Teresa J. Wilkins. Scroll down to page 196 to read review.
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Paul Kane Goes West

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Gerald Budner
Presents a visual impression of Indigenous life and customs through use of original sketches and paintings by the 19th-century Canadian painter. Duration: 14:28.
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Paulet Paul: Métis or “House Indian” Folk-Hero?

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John E. Foster
Manitoba History, no. 9, Spring, 1985, p. [?]
Uses Paul's life to illustrate the distinctions in roles within the Red River community as well as differences between Métis inside and outside the community.
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Pax Lenape: The Peaceable Kingdom of the Pennsylvania Indians

Alternate Title
Papers From the American Indian Studies Section at the 2006 Western Social Science Association
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Dawn Marsh Riggs
Indigenous Policy Journal of the Indigenous Studies Network, vol. 17, no. 2, Summer, 2006, p. [?]
Looks at the Lenape philosophy of sovereignty and land ownership during the colonial period, and discusses the diversity of principles regarding European and Indigenous perceptions of land use and governance. Access through table of contents.
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Peace Medals and the Great Father

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mark G. Thiel
Whispering Wind, vol. 36, no. 2, Issue 252, 2006, pp. 14-17
Discusses the silver medals given as a symbol of allegiance and adopted as part of diplomatic protocols.
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Peace With the Kootenay Indians

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
[William Winder]
Alberta History, vol. 59, no. 4, Autumn, 2011, p. 26
Presents a report from the RCMP files describing an incident between the Kootenay Indians and the North-West Mounted Police at Fort Macleod.
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Pemmican Wars

Alternate Title
A Girl Called Echo ; vol. 1
A Girl Called Echo Omnibus
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Katherena Vermette

Substantial excerpt from graphic novel about a Metis girl who finds herself transported back in time to the buffalo hunt, conflict between the Northwest Company and Hudson's Bay Company and the historic Battle of Seven Oaks. Suggested grade level 8-12.

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Pemulwuy, The Rainbow Warrior

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Emma Dortins
Aboriginal History, vol. 34, 2010, pp. 259-261
Book review of: Pemulwuy by Eric Willmot. Review located by scrolling to page 259.
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A People and the Land

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Boyce Richardson
The Beaver, vol. 70, no. 5, October/November 1990, pp. 52-[?]
Book review of: Ghost Camps: Memory and Myth on Canada's Frontier by Stephen Hume.
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The People Who Own Themselves: Aboriginal Ethnogenesis

Alternate Title
The People Who Own Themselves: Aboriginal Ethnogenesis in a Canadian Family, 1660-1900
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Brenda Macdougall
Heather Devine
Native Studies Review, vol. 16, no. 2, 2005, pp. 151-157
Book review of: The People Who Own Themselves: Aboriginal Ethnogenesis in a Canadian Family, 1660-1900 by Heather Devine.
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