Introduction
"This virtual exhibition looks at some facets of the history of Canada's Aboriginal peoples, underlining their fight for cultural survival and indicating the wealth of their modern-day contributions. It is based largely on information and artifacts presented in the First Peoples Hall of the Canadian Museum of Civilization. Neither pretends to be a comprehensive presentation of the history of all the Native groups in Canada. Rather, aspects of cultural identity are explored through four themes: the diversity of Aboriginal cultural expression; how the Aboriginal presence manifests itself within present-day Canada; the adaptation of traditional lifestyles to different environments across Canada; and the impact of the arrival and settlement of Europeans over the last 500 years."
- Names
- Languages
- Population
An Aboriginal Presence
- We Are Diverse
- We Are the Land
- We find the knowledge of our ancestors in...
- We find the experience of our ancestors in...
- Naming the Land
- Markers on the Land
- Our Origins
- Archaeology
- At the Edge of the Ice
- As the World Took Its Present Form
- Origin Stories
- Sky Woman
- Wealth of Stories
- Why the Porcupine has Quills (Anishnaabe)
- The Bear Mother
- Mishebeshu (Ojibwa)
- A Horned Serpent
An Ancient Bond with the Land
- Arctic Whalers
- Communal Hunters
- Maritime Peoples
- The Aboriginal Peoples of Atlantic Canada
- A Time of Plenty
- Bountiful Land and Sea
- A Time of Sharing
- A Time of Scarcity
- Inland Pursuits
- Winter Travel
- Maritime People Today
- People of the Longhouse
- "This Old Island"
- The Forest and the Clearing
- The Forest
- Changing Human-Plant Relationships
- The Clearing
- The People of Longhouses
- The Longhouse as a Home
- The Longhouse as a Household
- Pottery: Learning from Our Mothers
- Clans and Clan Mothers
- Women's Influence on the Men's World
- Keeping the Fire Burning
- Trade Fairs
- Many Kinds of Exchange
- A Mandan-Assiniboine Example
- A Festive Occasion
- A Well-Orchestrated Event
- Ceremonial Trading
- Meeting Distant Peoples
- Private Trading
- Entertainment
- Trade Today
Arrival of Strangers- The Last 500 Years
- Early Relations
- Alliances during the Fur Trade Period
- Middlemen and Trappers
- Explorations: Assistance and Resistance
- Population and Ideintity
- The Métis
- Diversity
- Economy
- Beliefs
- Conversion
- New Symbols and a Changing Landscape
- Residential Schools
- Agriculture versus Traditional Lifeways
- Retention of Traditional Beliefs
- The Innu Land, Nitassinan, and the Innu Drum
- Intergovernmental Relations
- Alliances
- Treaties
- Legislation
- Reserves and Other Communities
- Economy
- Trapping
- Farming
- High-Steel Workers
- Canneries
- Crafts and Cottage Industries
- Retention of Traditional Practices
- Social Gatherings
- Religious Gatherings
- Competitions and Gambling
- Pow-wows, Rodeos, and Ranching
- Affirmation
- Veterans
- Women
- Politics and Law
- Humor
- Art
- Art as an Expression of the Group
- Art as an Expression of the Individual Self
Resources
Index
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