Northern Athapaskan Art

A richly illustrated study of the dress and adornment traditions of the Indigenous peoples of North America's western subarctic.

The seventeen papers on Northern Athapaskan research in ethnology, linguistics, and archaeology published in these two volumes were presented at the National Museum of Man Northern Athapaskan Conference in March 1971. The papers are prefaced by a short introduction that outlines the rationale and accomplishments of the Conference.

This study looks at the present-day design, production, and ornamentation of moccasins by the women on the Janvier Reserve at Chard, northern Alberta. The author compares those made today with moccasins produced before the Second World War.

An introduction to the history, culture, and people of the many Indian tribes that inhabited the region from the Arctic through the northern interior of Canada to coastal Alaska, British Columbia, Washington, and Oregon.

An introduction to the history, culture, and people of the many Indian tribes that inhabited the region of the present states of Utah and Nevada and the mountainous area of the northwest United States and southern British Columbia in Canada.

First Peoples in Canada provides an overview of all the Aboriginal groups in Canada. Incorporating the latest research in anthropology, archaeology, ethnography and history, this new edition describes traditional ways of life, traces cultural changes that resulted from contacts with the Europeans, and examines the controversial issues of land claims and self-government that now affect Aboriginal societies. Most importantly, this generously illustrated edition incorporates a Nativist perspective in the analysis of Aboriginal cultures.

Study based on the collection of the Canadian Ethnology Service, Canadian Museum of Civilization, and the collection of the Bata Shoe Museum.