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1 online resource : illustrations |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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"Published with the assistance of the Ontario Heritage Foundation, Ministry of Culture and Communications." |
| Contents |
Preface; Introduction; One: Living off the Land; Two: Hunting and Harvesting; Three: The Fur Trade; Four: Some Customs and Traditions; Five: Echoes of a Rich Culture; Six: Portraits of the People. |
| Summary |
At the midpoint of the twentieth century, the First Nations people of Ontario's underdeveloped hinterland lived primarily from the land. They congregated in summer in defined communities but in early autumn dispersed to winter camps to hunt, fish, and trap. Increasingly, however, they found they had to adapt to a different way of life, one closer to the Canadian mainstream. While lifestyles and expectations were clearly changing, the native people's desire to maintain their rich and distinctive cultural traditions remained strong. John Macfie, then an employee with the Ontario Department of L. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Algonquian Indians -- Pictorial works.
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Algonquian Indians. |
| Genre/Form |
Pictorial works.
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| Subject |
Indians of North America -- Ontario, Northern -- Pictorial works.
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Indians of North America. |
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Northern Ontario. |
| Indexed Term |
American Indians Social life. |
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Canada. |
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Electronic books.
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Illustrated works.
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Illustrated works.
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| Added Author |
Johnston, Basil.
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Ontario Heritage Foundation.
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Ontario. Ministry of Culture and Communications.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Macfie, John, 1925- Hudson Bay Watershed. Toronto : Dundurn Press, 1991 1550020889 9781550020885 (DLC) 92243007 (OCoLC)25096180 |
| ISBN |
9781554881925 (electronic book) |
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1554881927 (electronic book) |
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1550020889 (electronic book) |
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9781550020885 (electronic book) |
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9781459713802 (electronic book) |
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145971380X (electronic book) |
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