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Author: William Hugh Jansen
Publisher: University of Ottawa Press
Published: 1979-01-01
Total Pages: 172
ISBN-13: 1772822094
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA discussion of the different ways in which the Inuit of Rankin Inlet have chosen to adapt to a changing economy.
Author: Marjorie P. Snodgrass
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Published: 1969
Total Pages: 278
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAlphabetical listing of materials in the United States, including unpublished items, on activities of native peoples directed to production of tangible income. Arranged by subject and indexed by reservation.
Author: Robert Witmer
Publisher: University of Ottawa Press
Published: 1982-01-01
Total Pages: 197
ISBN-13: 1772822493
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA 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.
Author: Karin Michelson
Publisher: University of Ottawa Press
Published: 1981-01-01
Total Pages: 85
ISBN-13: 1772822345
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThree Oneida stories (The Widower and His Little Girl, The Young Flirt, and Why the Bear Has No Tail) are presented with an interlinear translation and a morpheme-by-morpheme analysis.
Author: John C. Rath
Publisher: University of Ottawa Press
Published: 1980-01-01
Total Pages: 436
ISBN-13: 1772822302
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book contains a listing of approximately 2,650 roots from the various North Waskashan lanugages, namely Heiltsuk (Bella Bella and Klemtu), Oowekyala (Rivers Inlet), Haisla (Kitimat) and Kwakwala (Alert Bay, Port Hardy, etc.). Each root is illustrated with lexical words from the language where it is represented, cognate words being brought together under a single entry and cross-referenced to each other as they occur at different points in the alphabetical order. The root list is preceded by concise phonologies of each language and an exposition of the techniques used to isolate roots in North Wakashan.
Author: Julie Cruikshank
Publisher: University of Ottawa Press
Published: 1979-01-01
Total Pages: 212
ISBN-13: 1772822191
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBiographical sketches of seven Athapaskan women residing in the Yukon are provided together with a selection of legends and a discussion of changes in the lives of Athapaskan women in the twentieth century.
Author: David W. Zimmerly
Publisher: University of Ottawa Press
Published: 1979-01-01
Total Pages: 147
ISBN-13: 1772822159
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis amply illustrated book documents the construction of a Bering Sea-style kayak made in the community of Hooper Bay, Alaska, under the direction of Dick Bunyan. Written as journal entries, the text details construction from the initial splitting of the wood to the final fitting of the cockpit lashings. (Reprinted without blueprints)
Author: Koozma J. Tarasoff
Publisher: University of Ottawa Press
Published: 1980-01-01
Total Pages: 257
ISBN-13: 1772822310
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTaped interviews, participant observation, sketches, and photographs pertaining to the Plains Cree and Saulteaux Rain Dance and Sweat Bath Feast illustrate the important role played by the social group in the creation of identity, maintenance of stability, and continuity of Native culture.
Author: Eric P. Hamp
Publisher: University of Ottawa Press
Published: 1979-01-01
Total Pages: 124
ISBN-13: 1772822132
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEric P. Hamp reconsiders the phonological features of the Proto-Algonquian terms for “sun” and “day” and offers a new reconstruction. Robert Howren provides a classic phonemic description of Dogrib phonology, examining selected phonological features from the perspective of generative phonological theory. Brenda M. Lowery discusses Blackfoot phonology. Richard Walker continues the work of Father A. G. Morice in his study Central Carrier phonemics. Quindel King contributes a paper on the Chilcotin language.
Author: René R. Gadacz
Publisher: University of Ottawa Press
Published: 1984-01-01
Total Pages: 142
ISBN-13: 1772822582
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAbstracts of Master’s and Doctoral thesis completed at Canadian universities between 1970-1982 dealing with ethnographic, archaeological, linguistic, and physical anthropological topics relevant to Canada’s Native peoples.
