North Of Athabasca

Author : Lloyd Keith
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 523 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2001-03-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9780773568716

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North of Athabasca by Lloyd Keith Pdf

Using unused or little-known documents, Keith fills in gaps and corrects inconsistencies in previous information about the company. North of Athabasca not only includes the extensively annotated texts of eleven North West Company documents but Keith's introductory essay amplifies what is known about the context of the fur trade. His biographical notes provide personal details about the proprietors and clerks involved in the fur trade as well as the engagés and aboriginal trading leaders. A sketch of the trading activities of every Native mentioned in the journals is included. Engagés are shown to be more than labouring drones - Keith demonstrates that men such as Jean-Baptiste LaPrise were as important in furthering the interests of the North West Company north of Athabasca as any of the clerks or proprietors who kept the accounts and wrote the journals included here. The journals, often in fractured English or colloquial Canadian French, and incorporating aboriginal terminology, make intriguing reading. A glossary is provided to assist with some of the more arcane terms. North of Athabasca fills an important void in the literature on this period and region. Readers interested in fur trade history as well as students of exploration, genealogy, ethnography, and Native studies will find this a welcome addition to the literature on a fascinating topic.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2024-07-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783368172770

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by Anonim Pdf

Author : Captain W. F. Butler
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2023-10-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783385209145

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The Wild North Land by Captain W. F. Butler Pdf

Author : Emile Fortuné Stanislas Joseph Petitot
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 655 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1883
Category : Athabasca Region (Alta.)
ISBN : OCLC:67291113

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On the Athabasca District of the Canadian North-West Territory by Emile Fortuné Stanislas Joseph Petitot Pdf

Author : Northern Heights Historical Society
Publisher : Athabasca, Alta. : Northern Heights Historical Society
Page : 915 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1994-01-01
Category : Athabasca (Alta. : County)
ISBN : 0969819706

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Reflections from Across the River by Northern Heights Historical Society Pdf

Author : Sir William Francis Butler
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1874
Category : Adventure stories
ISBN : HARVARD:HNQN23

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The Wild North Land by Sir William Francis Butler Pdf

Journey from Fort Garry to Pacific on behalf of Canadian Government to investigate conditions among Indians in west, by way of Lake Athabasca and Peace River.

Author : Kevin P. Timoney
Publisher : University of Alberta
Page : 608 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2013-09-15
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780888648020

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The Peace-Athabasca Delta by Kevin P. Timoney Pdf

"In the delta, water is boss, change is the only constant, and creation and destruction exist side by side." The Peace-Athabasca Delta in northern Alberta is a globally significant wetland that lies within one of the largest unfragmented landscapes in North America. Arguably the world's largest boreal inland delta, it is renowned for its biological productivity and is a central feature of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Yet the delta and its indigenous cultures lie downstream of Alberta's bitumen sands, whose exploitation comprises one of the largest industrial projects in the world. Kevin Timoney provides an authoritative synthesis of the science and history of the delta, describing its ecology, unraveling its millennia-long history, and addressing its uncertain future. Scientists, students, leaders in the energy sector, government officials and policy makers, and conscientious citizens everywhere should read this lively work.

Author : Bell Robert
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2023-07-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1020888873

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Report on Part of the Basin of the Athabasca River, North-West Territory, 1882-3 by Bell Robert Pdf

In this detailed report, Robert Bell describes the geography and geology of the Athabasca River basin in what is now northern Alberta. Bell's work includes detailed maps and diagrams, as well as discussions of natural resources, local flora and fauna, and the indigenous peoples of the region. This book is an essential reference for anyone interested in the history and geography of western Canada. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Sir William Francis Butler
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1873
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0026187366

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The Wild North Land: Being the Story of a Winter Journey, with Dogs, Across Northern North America ... With Illustrations [including a Portrait] and Route Map by Sir William Francis Butler Pdf

Author : Sarah Carter,Alvin Finkel,Peter Fortna
Publisher : Athabasca University Press
Page : 462 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Autochtones
ISBN : 9781897425800

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The West and Beyond by Sarah Carter,Alvin Finkel,Peter Fortna Pdf

The central aim of "The West and Beyond" is to evaluate and appraise the state of Western Canadian history, to acknowledge and assess the contributions of historians of the past and present, to showcase the research interests of a new generation of scholars, to chart new directions for the future, and stimulate further interrogations of our past.-- The book is broken into five sections and contains articles from both established and new scholars that broadly reflect findings of the conference "The West and Beyond:-- Historians Past, Present and Future" held in Edmonton, Alberta in the summer of 2008.-- The editors hope the collection will encourage dialogue among generations of historians of the West and among practitioners of diverse approaches to the past.-- The collection also reflects a broad range of disciplinary and professional interests suggesting a number of different ways to understand the West.

Author : Michael D. Clemens
Publisher : Athabasca University Press
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2022-04-27
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781771993357

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Screening Nature and Nation by Michael D. Clemens Pdf

The stunning portrayals of the Canadian landscape in the documentaries produced by the National Film Board of Canada, not only influenced cinematic language but shaped our perception of the environment. In the early days of the organization, nature films produced by the NFB supported the Canadian government’s nation-building project and show the state as an active participant in the cultural construction of the land. By the mid-1960s however, films like Cree Hunters of Mistassini and Death of a Legend were asking provocative questions about the state’s vision of nature. Filmmakers like Boyce Richardson and Bill Mason began to centre the experiences of First Nations people, contest the notion that nature should be transformed for economic gain, and challenge the idea that the North is a wild and empty landscape bereft of civilization. Author Michael Clemens describes how films produced by the NFB broadened the ecological imagination of Canadians over time and ultimately inspired an environmental movement.

Author : Donald Grant Wetherell,Irene Kmet,Alberta. Alberta Community Development,Canadian Circumpolar Institute
Publisher : Canadian Circumpolar Institute
Page : 532 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105028477029

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Alberta's North by Donald Grant Wetherell,Irene Kmet,Alberta. Alberta Community Development,Canadian Circumpolar Institute Pdf

Author : Kenneth Pratt,Scott A. Heyes
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2021-02-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1771993154

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Memory and Landscape by Kenneth Pratt,Scott A. Heyes Pdf

The North is changing at an unprecedented rate as industrial development and the climate crisis disrupt not only the environment but also long-standing relationships to the land and traditional means of livelihood. Memory and Landscape: Indigenous Responses to a Changing North explores the ways in which Indigenous peoples in the Arctic have adapted to challenging circumstances, including past cultural and environmental changes. In this beautifully illustrated volume, contributors document how Indigenous communities in Alaska, northern Canada, Greenland, and Siberia are seeking ways to maintain and strengthen their cultural identity while also embracing forces of disruption. Indigenous and non-Indigenous contributors bring together oral history and scholarly research from disciplines such as linguistics, archaeology, and ethnohistory. With an emphasis on Indigenous place names, this volume illuminates how the land--and the memories that are inextricably tied to it--continue to define Indigenous identity. The perspectives presented here also serve to underscore the value of Indigenous knowledge and its essential place in future studies of the Arctic. Contributions by Vinnie Baron, Hugh Brody, Kenneth Buck, Anna Bunce, Donald Butler, Michael A. Chenlov, Aron L. Crowell, Peter C. Dawson, Martha Dowsley, Robert Drozda, Gary Holton, Colleen Hughes, Peter Jacobs, Emily Kearney-Williams, Igor Krupnik, Apayo Moore, Murielle Nagy, Mark Nuttall, Evon Peter, Louann Rank, William E. Simeone, Felix St-Aubin, and Will Stolz.

Author : Sir William Francis Butler
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1874
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0022030898

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The Wild North Land: Being the Story of a Winter Journey, with Dogs, Across Northern North America ... Fifth Edition by Sir William Francis Butler Pdf

Author : Sir William Francis Butler
Publisher : London : S. Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1881
Category : Canada, Northern
ISBN : ZBZH:ZBZ-00016999

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The Wild North Land by Sir William Francis Butler Pdf

Journey from Fort Garry to Pacific on behalf of Canadian Government to investigate conditions among Indians in west. He travelled by way of Lake Athabasca and Peace River.