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Canada
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Aboriginal Canada Portal 
 Contains "Canadian Aboriginal on-line resources, contacts, information, and government programs and services." Covers economic development, claims and treaties, employment, the environment, health and social services, housing, policing, language, culture, provincial and territorial information, and more. Provides a calendar of events as well as sections for elders, women, and children. Also available in French. http://www.aboriginalcanada.gc.ca/acp/site.nsf/en-frames/index.html Topics: Languages, Native Americans Last updated Jul 29, 2005 Aboriginal Peoples
Compilation of "Library and Archives Canada resources on the topic of Aboriginal peoples," including digital collections, online exhibitions, and research aids. Some of the topics covered include Indian reserves, treaties, native residential schools, and government records. Also available in French. From Library and Archives Canada. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/aboriginal-peoples/index-e.html#a Topics: Native Americans Last updated Jul 9, 2008 CBC News In Depth: Aboriginal Canadians
News and feature stories about Canada's aboriginal population of Indians, Métis, and Inuit, which "is about 1.5 million people, spanning the nation and bordering three oceans." Topics include aboriginal history, land claims, leaders, residential schools, aboriginal people and the Canadian military, and more. Includes a FAQ on aboriginal Canadians, photos, and statistics. From the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/aboriginals/ Topics: Native Americans Last updated Jun 20, 2007 The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents: Travels and Explorations of the Jesuit Missionaries in New France 1610 - 1791
Scanned images of the original English contents of this 71-volume work published in 1898. View the volumes individually. There are estimated times to download. From Creighton University in Omaha. http://puffin.creighton.edu/jesuit/relations/ Topics: Geography, History, History By Place, Native Americans, Religion Last updated Jan 11, 2004 Lessons From the Land: A Cultural Journey Through the Northwest Territories
"Lessons from the Land is an interactive, multimedia web exhibit designed to take visitors on virtual journeys of the NWT's [Northwest Territories] traditional Aboriginal trails." Covers topics such as birchbark canoes, fishing, caribou hunting, and cemeteries. Includes a teacher's guide. Available in English, French, and Dogrib. Searchable. Developed by Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre in Yellowknife, Canada. http://www.lessonsfromtheland.ca/ Topics: Native Americans Last updated Feb 17, 2005 Living Voices/Voces Vivas
This Web site from the Smithsonian features audio profiles of Native Americans and Native Hawaiians. "People of many ages, traditions and perspectives tell their own stories, reflecting the wide range of contemporary Native experience in Canada, Mexico, Panama, and the U.S." Files on this site are in English (there is also a limited Spanish version of the site); the foreign-language profiles may be ordered separately on CD. http://www.nmai.si.edu/livingvoices/ Topics: History, Internet, Native Americans, Nonfiction by Genre Last updated Aug 30, 2002 Mi'kmaq Portraits Collection
Hundreds of "portraits and illustrations in various media, of the Mi'kmaq [L'nu'k] of Atlantic Canada." Searchable by keyword in bibliographic record, and browsable by date and geographic location. Includes video. Available in English and French. From the Nova Scotia Museum, Canada. http://museum.gov.ns.ca/mikmaq/ Topics: Native Americans, Photograph Collections: Regional Last updated Dec 3, 2002 National Aboriginal Day [Canada]
Government information about National Aboriginal Day (June 21), which "has become a day in the Canadian calendar that presents Aboriginal peoples with a great opportunity to express great pride for their rich diverse cultures with their families, neighbours, friends and visitors." Provides a brief history of the day, calendar of events, a page for children, and related material. Also available in French. From Indian and Northern Affairs Canada. http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/ach/ev/nad/index-eng.asp Topics: Native Americans Last updated Oct 14, 2009 We Do Not Know His Name: Klatsassin and the Chilcotin War
This site examines a war in 1864 between the Tsilqhot'in people and the colony of British Columbia, Canada. The site "is essentially an archive of primary documents with some secondary interpretations." Transcribed materials include colonial correspondence, colonial dispatches, newspaper articles, court documents, and diary and journal entries. Also includes a timeline, biographical information, maps, and photographs. Part of the Great Unsolved Mysteries in Canadian History project. In English and French. http://www.canadianmysteries.ca/sites/klatsassin/home/indexen.html Topics: Correspondence, History, History By Place, Native Americans, Nonfiction by Genre, Photograph Collections: Regional Last updated May 10, 2004 |
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