Thunderbird and Lightning: Indian Life in Northeastern North America, 1600-1900
Indian Fall: The Last Great Days of the Plains Cree and the Blackfoot Confederacy
Proceedings of the 9th Western Canadian Studies conference, 1977.
This handbook provides information on the many different types of plants used as materials by British Columbia Indians and describes how these plants were employed and by which cultural and...
This is a fascinating collection of eight Canadian Supreme Court decisions concerning aboriginal rights. The judgements in each case are presented in their original form and include dissenting opinions. The...
Back on the Rez: Finding the Way Home
References and recommended readings: p.111.
This is a comprehensive history of Canada's original inhabitants-- Indians, Inuit, and later, Metis. Using an interdisciplinary approach that combines history, anthropology, and archaeology, Dickason tells the story of the...
In the five centuries since Europeans landed on Atlantic shores they have pursued aspirations at variance, and sometimes in direct conflict, with those of the Indian people who were here...
Brings together all historical and legal material relevant to Riel and his involvement in the disturbances of 1869-70 and 1885, which was presented to the Federal cabinet in 1978 with...
Traces the efforts of the Metis to develop their own legal system in the colonial context of western Canada and documents the present day impact of the legal system on...
Examines the situation of an Indian living in a Canadian city.
New Actors in Northern Federations: Cities, Mergers, and Aboriginal Governance in Russia and Canada
Ken Dryden moves from the personal to the global in setting forth a resolution oriented vision of Canada's role in the 21st century. By drawing upon his own diverse experience,...
"This report presents findings of a survey on forest management planning and forest certification schemes for on- and off-reserve forests in Canadian First Nations communities. The survey covers such topics...
From Our Eyes redefines the place of indigenous philosophies and teachings. The aim of the book is to find spaces and places that have been forgotten in the pursuit of...
Pelletier's tale is a quiet and beautiful account of one man's belief in his people and in their traditions and customs. 1973.
Boas, Teit, Hill-Tout, Barbeau, Swanton, Jenness, the luminaries of field research in British Columbia, are discussed here in A Guide to B.C. Indian Myth and Legend, and their work in...
Blood Red the Sun
Drawing upon a vast array of primary and secondary sources, Roger L. Nichols traces the changing relationships between Native peoples and whites, from colonial times to the present.