a photographic memoir of the Ojibway, Cree, and Oji-Cree /
First Statement of Responsibility
John Macfie and Basil Johnston.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Toronto :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Dundurn Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
1991.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource :
Other Physical Details
illustrations
CONTENTS NOTE
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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.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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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.
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OverDrive, Inc.
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B28C478B-116F-44E3-84C4-CB5CC2D65992
OTHER EDITION IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
Title
Hudson Bay Watershed.
International Standard Book Number
9781550020885
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Algonquian Indians, Pictorial works.
Indians of North America-- Ontario, Northern, Pictorial works.
Algonquins-- Ouvrages illustrés.
Indiens-- Amérique du Nord-- Ontario (Nord)-- Ouvrages illustrés.