Proceedings of the second congress, Canadian Ethnology Society: Volume 2

Proceedings of the second congress, Canadian Ethnology Society: Volume 2

Author: Jim Freedman

Publisher: University of Ottawa Press

Published: 1975-01-01

Total Pages: 449

ISBN-13: 1772821926

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Papers presented at the Second Annual Conference of the Canadian Ethnology Society held in Winnipeg, Manitoba, in 1975 are offered in two volumes. The first volume includes those which were delivered in the “Myth and Culture” and “The Theory of Markedness in Social Relations and Language” sessions. This second contains those from the “Contemporary Trends in Caribbean Ethnology”, “African Ethnology”, “Anthropology in Canada”, “The Crees and the Geese”, “Early Mercantile Enterprises in Anthropological Perspectives” and “Volunteered Papers” sessions.


Swan people

Swan people

Author: Robin Ridington

Publisher: University of Ottawa Press

Published: 1978-01-01

Total Pages: 144

ISBN-13: 1772822019

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This volume presents some of the myths and oratories of the Dunne-za or Beaver of the upper Peace River. The first section offers a discussion of how the Dunne-za adapt the prophet tradition common to northwestern Native peoples to a nomadic hunter lifestyle while the second presents a collection of mythic and oratorical texts.


Musical life of the Blood Indians

Musical life of the Blood Indians

Author: Robert Witmer

Publisher: University of Ottawa Press

Published: 1982-01-01

Total Pages: 197

ISBN-13: 1772822493

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

A historical and ethnographic study of the dynamic musical traditions of the Blood Indians of southwestern Alberta with particular emphasis on the influence and adaptation of Euro-American culture.


Eskimo economics

Eskimo economics

Author: William Hugh Jansen

Publisher: University of Ottawa Press

Published: 1979-01-01

Total Pages: 172

ISBN-13: 1772822094

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

A discussion of the different ways in which the Inuit of Rankin Inlet have chosen to adapt to a changing economy.


Musical traditions of the Labrador coast Inuit

Musical traditions of the Labrador coast Inuit

Author: Maija M. Lutz

Publisher: University of Ottawa Press

Published: 1982-01-01

Total Pages: 97

ISBN-13: 1772822418

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

An examination of the musical traditions of the Inuit of Nain, Labrador. Particular emphasis is placed upon the influence of Moravian missionaries on Inuit performance since 1771, a situation which is compared with that of Christian missionaries on the Inuit of Pangnirtung, Northwest Territories.


Algonquin dialect relationships in Northwestern Quebec

Algonquin dialect relationships in Northwestern Quebec

Author: Roger Gilstrap

Publisher: University of Ottawa Press

Published: 1978-01-01

Total Pages: 80

ISBN-13: 1772822078

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The author compares and contrasts the lexicon, phonology, and grammar of dialects spoken in five northwestern Quebec Algonquin communities. Isoglosses of contrasting features are provided in addition to an appendix of supplementary information.