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First Peoples in Canada

by (author) Alan McMillan & Eldon Yellowhorn

Publisher
Douglas & McIntyre
Initial publish date
Jul 2004
Category
Native American, Pre-Confederation (to 1867), Native American Studies
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781553650539
    Publish Date
    Jul 2004
    List Price
    $29.95

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Description

Since Native Peoples and Cultures of Canada was first published in 1988, its two editions have sold some 30,000 copies, and it is widely used as the basic text in colleges and universities across the country.

Now retitled, this comprehensive book still provides an overview of all the Aboriginal groups in Canada. Incorporating the latest research in anthropology, archaeology, ethnography and history, this new edition describes traditional ways of life, traces cultural changes that resulted from contacts with the Europeans, and examines the controversial issues of land claims and self-government that now affect Aboriginal societies.

Most importantly, this generously illustrated edition incorporates a Nativist perspective in the analysis of Aboriginal cultures.

About the authors

Alan D. McMillan teaches anthropology at Douglas College and archaeology at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, British Columbia.

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ELDON YELLOWHORN (Piikani Nation) is a professor of First Nations Studies and archaeology at Simon Fraser University. He is a member of the Missing Children Project initiated by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission to search for children who died at residential schools. His previous books include the acclaimed Turtle Island: The Story of North America's First People and What the Eagle Sees: Indigenous Stories of Rebellion and Renewal. He lives in Vancouver, B.C.

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Librarian Reviews

First Peoples in Canada

This is a comprehensive survey of the Aboriginal peoples in Canada and their cultural traditions. It updates the 1988 Native Peoples and Cultures of Canada and incorporates the Aboriginal perspective of Yellowhorn. The introduction outlines Aboriginal origin theories and the concept of culture areas and language families. Eleven chapters describe Aboriginal groupings presenting local archaeological evidence, cultural features, the contemporary situation and current issues such as human rights, land claims and the Indian Act. A Métis section discusses the rebellion in 1885.

McMillan teaches archaeology at Simon Fraser University. Yellowhorn is Piikani. He teaches archaeology and First Nations studies at Simon Fraser University.

Source: The Association of Book Publishers of BC. Canadian Aboriginal Books for Schools. 2007-2008.

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