Proceedings: Northern Athapaskan Conference, 1971: Volume 2
Proceedings: Northern Athapaskan Conference, 1971: Volume 2

Author: Annette McFadyen Clark

Publisher: University of Ottawa Press

Published: 1975-01-01

Total Pages: 459

ISBN-13: 177282190X

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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.

Proceedings: Northern Athapaskan Conference, 1971: Volume 1
Proceedings: Northern Athapaskan Conference, 1971: Volume 1

Author: Annette McFadyen Clark

Publisher: University of Ottawa Press

Published: 1975-01-01

Total Pages: 361

ISBN-13: 1772821896

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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.

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

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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.

A Theory Of Northern Athapaskan Prehistory
A Theory Of Northern Athapaskan Prehistory

Author: John W Ives

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-05-20

Total Pages: 421

ISBN-13: 0429713142

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This book explores the conceptual basis for the events and processes in the prehistory of the Athapaskans, one of the most wide-spread peoples in western North America. The author bases his research on the premise that social structure is not passively dependent on the technological and economic bases of society, and argues that, ultimately, kinshi

Swan people
Swan people

Author: Robin Ridington

Publisher: University of Ottawa Press

Published: 1978-01-01

Total Pages: 144

ISBN-13: 1772822019

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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

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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.

Contributions to Canadian linguistics
Contributions to Canadian linguistics

Author: Eric P. Hamp

Publisher: University of Ottawa Press

Published: 1979-01-01

Total Pages: 124

ISBN-13: 1772822132

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Eric 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.

Eskimo economics
Eskimo economics

Author: William Hugh Jansen

Publisher: University of Ottawa Press

Published: 1979-01-01

Total Pages: 172

ISBN-13: 1772822094

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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

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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.

Coast Salish gambling games
Coast Salish gambling games

Author: Lynn Maranda

Publisher: University of Ottawa Press

Published: 1984-01-01

Total Pages: 157

ISBN-13: 1772822566

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This study examines in detail, the histories and customs of Coast Salish gambling games and looks at the game structure and its attending spirit power affiliations.