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Social Science Native American Studies

Aboriginal Peoples of Canada

A Short Introduction

by (author) Paul Robert Magocsi

Publisher
University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
Initial publish date
Oct 2002
Category
Native American Studies, General, Native American
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780802036308
    Publish Date
    Oct 2002
    List Price
    $75.00
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780802084699
    Publish Date
    Oct 2002
    List Price
    $49.95
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781442627925
    Publish Date
    Feb 2015
    List Price
    $75.00

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Description

Canada's Aboriginal Peoples: A Short Introduction fills a previously overlooked gap by providing the first comprehensive overview of Canada's First Nations people. Drawn from the highly successful Encyclopedia of Canada's Peoples it offers extensive coverage of Canada's aboriginal peoples, including the Algonquians/Eastern Woodlands, Algonquians/Plains, Algonquians/Subarctic, Inuit, Iroquoians, Ktunaxa, Metis, Na-Dene, Salish, Siouan, Tsimshian, and Wakashans, as well as the many nations within these larger groupings.

With a new preface by Paul Robert Magocsi and an introduction by well-known historian Jim Miller, the collection has papers on each main group written by such scholars as Janet Chute, Olive Dickason, Louis-Jacques Dorais, and Eldon Yellowhorn. Each essay covers economics, culture, language, education, politics, kinship, religion, social organization, identification, and history of each nation, among other topics, and ends with suggestions for further readings. Readable and suitable for the student, casual reader or expert, the book is an excellent introduction to Canada's aboriginal peoples.

About the author

Paul Robert Magocsi, FRSC, is professor of history and political science and holds the John Yaremko Chair of Ukrainian Studies at the University of Toronto.

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