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The authors of this volume attempt to describe the relationship between history as a field of study and museums as vehicles for the presentation of historical discourse.The development of history museums, the way in which exhibits are created, the manner in which...
This multidisciplinary collection of eighteen essays was presented at the conference of the same name. It explores the complex and significant role of contemporary craft in society. The authors show how linguistic and feminist studies are tools for understanding craft....
This detailed examination of wooden shipbuilding on Prince Edward Island traces the industry’s cycles of prosperity and decline, and describes the types of vessels built, production profiles and market orientation. Accounts of shipbuilding at the community level reveal...
Martin Frobisher led three voyages to the Canadian Arctic between 1576 and 1578. He initially sought the Northwest Passage to Cathay, but his voyages became Canada’s first “gold rush” when gold was reported after his first trip. Sadly, the Arctic ore proved worthless,...
This volume reports on the findings from the extensive archaeological surveys and excavations in the Batza Téna area, Alaska’s most important source of obsidian. Published in English.
This computer-generated dictionary of reconstructed Proto-Algonquian consists of 4,066 entries and an extensive index of English glosses.Published in English.
A report on the Crane Site (Obkv-I) a Palaeoeskimo component located along the Old Horton River Channel in the interior of the Cape Bathurst Peninsula, about 250 km east-northeast of Tuktoyaktuk. Many of the artifacts show strong affiliation, in a variety of typological...
The Meta Incognita Project investigates Martin Frobisher’s Arctic expeditions of 1576-1578 (which included the first English attempt to establish a colony in Canada and mine its mineral resources) and their effects on the culture of the Inuit he encountered. This report...
This book is published in memory of Peter Lewis Paul, O.C., LL.D. It contains copies of obituaries, an autobiography and tributes to Dr. Paul by his friends. It will be of interest to those who admire the Maliseet people, their culture and their traditions, which were...
An analysis and description of archaeological materials from two Early Middle Period sites, Gowen 1 and Gowen 2, located in south central Saskatchewan. Descriptions of the physical and biotic environments, both past and present, are provided, as are detailed...
Fifty-seven human skeletons, along with more than 200 artifacts and nearly 20,000 non-human bones, provide insight into mortuary practices, human biology, palaeopathology, and demography for the sixth through thirteenth centuries A.D. These findings are analysed in the...
These 332 examples of Icelandic traditional poetry and other bound language include children’s rhymes, rigmaroles, riddles, lullabies and prayer verses; adult lore such as dance and drinking songs; religious and humorous poems; and proverbs and sayings. All texts are...
This selection of 175 Icelandic-Canadian oral narratives contains folktales, legends, humorous anecdotes, tall tales, and simple accounts of daily events. The first 51 narratives are grounded in old-country experiences and the remainder reflect immigrant life in Canada....
A re-examination of the hypothesis of a historic migration of the Western Cree resulting from the introduction of the fur trade. Published in English.
This collection of photographs, taken between 1920 and 1924, depicts the Bella Coola Valley, and the Nuxalk, Chilcotin and Carrier peoples.Published in English.
This study offers a detailed description of historical and contemporary skin clothing production techniques used by Inuit in Coppermine, Bathurst Inlet, Cambridge Bay and Arviat. Published in English.
The first two papers describe King Island and North Baffin kayaks, their construction and their equipment. Other articles are on kayak design variation, Greenland kayaks, “kayak fear”, Canadian revival and the fascinating Aleut designs. All papers are illustrated and...
The papers in this volume represent ethnohistorical research by fifteen scholars on North American Native peoples. They were presented at the Second Laurier Conference on Ethnohistory and Ethnology, held at Huron College, University of Western Ontario, May 11-13, 1983....
This semantically classified list includes over 2,800 words in the Saanich dialect of North Straits Salish, an Amerindian language spoken on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Published in English.
Two studies in salvage ethnology are detailed, one focusing on Barkley Sound peoples and their territories, the other on peoples to the southeast of Barkley Sound.Published in English.
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