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Fine Day Interview #4

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
D.G. (Dr.) Mandelbaum
Fine Day
Indian History Film Project
Consists of an interview where Fine Day gives three versions of how the Indians acquired horses. He also discusses the making of various weapons and utensils.
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Fine Day Interview #7

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
D.G. (Dr.) Mandelbaum
Fine Day
Indian History Film Project
The document contains information concerning various aspects of the traditional lifestyle.
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First Nations Heritage Planning Toolkit

Alternate Title
Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs: First Nations Heritage Planning Toolkit
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Joint Working group on first nations heritage Conservation (JWG)
Document designed to assist First Nations communities in developing their own heritage conservation plan.
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Flake Tools Stratified Below Paleo-Indian Artifacts

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael J. Reagan ... et al.
Science, vol. 200, no. 4347, New Series, June 16, 1978, pp. 1272-1275

Stone Age tools found at the Shriver site in Missouri are evidence that occupations must be older than 13,000 B.C.

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Fletcher: A Paleo-Indian Site in Alberta

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Richard G. Forbis
American Antiquity, vol. 33, no. 1, January 1968, pp. 1-10
Report of a bison butchering site dated between 5,000 and 9,000 B.C. that included Alberta and Scottbluff points.
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A Flint Site in Northernmost Manitoba

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
J. L. Giddings
American Antiquity, vol. 21, no. 3, January 1956, pp. 255-268
Compares flint implements found at this site with those from circumpolar sites.
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Flint Stations in Central Alaska

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ivar Skarland
J. L. Giddings
American Antiquity, vol. 14, no. 2, October 1948, pp. 116-120
Discrepancies in the dating of artifacts found at various sites in Alaska described.
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Fluted Points in Ontario

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kenneth E. Kidd
American Antiquity, vol. 16, no. 3, January 1951, p. 260
Provides illustrations and descriptions of the few fluted points that have been located in Ontario.
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Folsom and Yuma Points from Saskatchewan

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Edgar B. Howard
American Antiquity, vol. 4, no. 3, January 1939, pp. 277-279
Reports on the similarities between Folsom points from Southern Saskatchewan and those found in the Southern United States.
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A Formal Test of the Origin of Variation in North American Early Paleoindian Projectile Points

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Briggs Buchanan
Marcus J. Hamilton
American Antiquity, vol. 74, no. 2, April 2009, pp. 279-298
Study sums up that, even though there were wide variations in environmental conditions across late Pleistocene North America, not enough time had passed for local selective gradients to lead to significant changes in point shape.
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The Formation of Flakes

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brian Cotterell
Johan Kamminga
American Antiquity, vol. 52, no. 4, October 1987, pp. 675-708
Discusses the mechanics of flake formation to aid in distinguishing, which is a tool and which is a flake.
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A Fossilized Bone Artifact from Southern Saskatchewan

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Roscoe Wilmeth
American Antiquity, vol. 33, no. 1, January 1968, pp. 100-101
Examines a projectile point made from fossilized material dated to 8,000 B.C. found near Grenfell, Saskatchewan.
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Francis Harper Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Francis Harper
Mary Mountain
Iris Baker
Indian History Film Project
Interview includes a discussion of the role of spirit powers in the traditional lifestyle. Also included is a description of inter-tribal interaction involving feats of bravery.
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From Time Immemorial: Tsimshian Prehistory

Web Sites » Virtual Exhibits
Author/Creator
F. Richard Garner
Richard Inglis
Libby Kirby
Canadian Museum of Civilization

Virtual exhibition of the findings of the North Coast Prehistory Project. Gives archaeological information, and describes digs, artifacts and research.

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A Functional Analysis of Certain Chipped Stone Tools

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
George C. Frison
American Antiquity, vol. 33, no. 2, April 1968, pp. 149-155
Studies flakes and sharpening tools from a buffalo kill and butchering site in northern Wyoming.
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Gateway to Aboriginal Heritage

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Canadian Museum of Civilization
Site contains links to Indigenous historical and contemporary material drawn from the Canadian Museum of Civilization's artifact and archival collections including thousands of photographs.
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The GE Mound: An ARPA Case Study

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cheryl Ann Munson
Marjorie Melvin Jones
Robert E. Fry
American Antiquity, vol. 60, no. 1, January 1995, pp. 131-159
Examines the U.S.A. Federal Archeological Resources Protection Act and the GE Mound case, which was the first prosecution and conviction of a group of looters.
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George First Rider 8

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
George First Rider
Dila Provost
Albert Yellowhorn
Indian History Film Project
A discussion of Treaty 7: promises made and broken; and the traditional relationship of the Indian to his surroundings.
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Ghost Dance of the Blood Indian

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
George First Rider
Dave Melting Tallow
Indian History Film Project
Consists of an interview that tells the story of the origin of the Ghost Dance as well as the story of the acquisition of the Shaggy Pipe.
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Glimpses of Atlantic Canada's Past

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
David L. Keenlyside
Describes tools and changing technologies found at the Debert site and other prehistoric maritime sites.
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Global Indigeneities Views From Near and Far

Alternate Title
Global Encounters Initiative
Itineraries of Exchange: Cultural Contact in a Global Frame
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Linc Kesler
Larry Grant
Coll Thrush
Neil Safier
Shaunee Casavant
Nika Collison
Tirso Gonzaez
Sheryl Lightfoot
Webcast of Global Encounters Initiative Symposium called Itineraries of Exchange: Cultural Contact in a Global Frame held at the University of British Columbia, March 4-6, 2010. Panel discussion begins at 36:41. Duration: 2:24:18.
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A "Graver" Site in Wisconsin

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert W. Nero
American Antiquity, vol. 22, no. 3, January 1957, pp. 300-304
Reports that 70 gravers (chipped stone implement with a sharp point) in good condition collected at a single site between 1954 and 1955.
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"Haida Burial Practices: Three Archaeological Examples; The Gust Island Burial Shelter; The Skungo Cave, North Island; Mass Burials from Tanu"; The Gust Island Burial Shelter: Physical Anthropology

Alternate Title
Archaeological Survey of Canada Mercury Series; Paper No. 9
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Donald H. Mitchell
BC Studies, no. 21, Spring, 1974, pp. 59-60
Book review of: Haida Burial Practices by George F. MacDonald. "The Gust Island Burial Shelter" by Jerome S. Cybulski. Scroll down to page 59 to read review.
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Henry Cardinal Interview 2

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Henry Cardinal
Abraham Burnstick
Indian History Film Project
Talks about the taking of and interpretation of Treaty #6.
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The High Plains and their Utilization by the Indian

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Waldo R. Wedel
American Antiquity, vol. 29, no. 1, July 1963, pp. 1-16
Argues that seasonal residence patterns were feasible, except in periods of severe drought or winter storms, for pre-horse Indigenous peoples.
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Historic Land Use Processes in Alaska's Koyukuk River Area

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Wendy H. Arundale
Eliza Jones
Arctic, vol. 42, no. 2, Current Perspectives on Western Boreal Forest Life: Ethnographic and Ethnohistoric Research in Late , June 1989, pp. 148-162
Looks at the Koyukon people historic patterns of settlement, use of land, beliefs, and practices.
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Historical Records and Relics From the North Greenland Coast

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Peter R. Dawes
Arctic, vol. 20, no. 3, September 1967, pp. 203-212
Looks at the United States North Polar Expedition in 1871-72, British Arctic Expedition 1875-76, United States Lady Franklin Bay Expedition 1881-84, Danish 2nd Thule Expedition 1917-18, and Danish Bicentenary Jubilee Expedition 1920-23 to Robeson Channel.
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A History of the Native People of Canada: Volume 1

Alternate Title
Archaeological Survey of Canada, Paper 152
Mercury Series
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
J. V. Wright
Extracts from volume 1 (10,000 to 1,000 B.C.) gives overview of Indigenous peoples prior to the Europeans coming to Canada.
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