Papers of the sixth Algonquian Conference, 1974

Papers of the sixth Algonquian Conference, 1974
Author: William Cowan
Publisher: University of Ottawa Press
Total Pages: 402
Release: 1975-01-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1772821853

The Sixth Algonquian Conference was held in Ottawa, October 4-6, 1974. It was an inter-disciplinary conference embracing archaeology, history, ethnography and linguistics, and this collection comprises most of the papers presented.

Papers of the Forty-Seventh Algonquian Conference

Papers of the Forty-Seventh Algonquian Conference
Author: Monica Macaulay
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2018
Genre: Algonquian Indians
ISBN: 9781611862690

This series is a collection of peer-reviewed papers presented at the annual Algonquian Conference, an international forum that focuses on topics related to the languages and cultures of Algonquian peoples. Contributors often cite never-before-published data in their research, giving the reader a fresh and unique insight into the Algonquian peoples and rendering these papers essential reading for those interested in studying Algonquian society.

Canadian Ethnology Society: Papers from the sixth annual congress, 1979

Canadian Ethnology Society: Papers from the sixth annual congress, 1979
Author: Marie-Françoise Guédon
Publisher: University of Ottawa Press
Total Pages: 275
Release: 1981-01-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 177282240X

Proceedings of the Sixth Annual Congress of the Canadian Ethnology Society (1979) with contributed papers ranging in topic from semiology to the seventeenth century Iroquois wars to Japanese ghost stories.

Coast Salish gambling games

Coast Salish gambling games
Author: Lynn Maranda
Publisher: University of Ottawa Press
Total Pages: 157
Release: 1984-01-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1772822566

This study examines in detail, the histories and customs of Coast Salish gambling games and looks at the game structure and its attending spirit power affiliations.

Micmac lexicon

Micmac lexicon
Author: Albert D. DeBlois
Publisher: University of Ottawa Press
Total Pages: 412
Release: 1984-01-01
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 177282254X

This volume consists of a Micmac lexicon formulated on the basis of textual and anecdotal references collected over a quarter of a century from Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Québec. It includes almost 5,500 Micmac words and their English equivalents and an exhaustive English key-word index.

Inuit songs from Eskimo Point

Inuit songs from Eskimo Point
Author: Ramon Pelinski
Publisher: University of Ottawa Press
Total Pages: 140
Release: 1979-01-01
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1772822221

A collection of forty-one Inuit songs from Eskimo Point, Northwest Territories, featuring three genres: ajajait (personal songs), animal songs, and songs sung by children playing games.

Sources for the ethnography of northeastern North America to 1611

Sources for the ethnography of northeastern North America to 1611
Author: David B. Quinn
Publisher: University of Ottawa Press
Total Pages: 99
Release: 1981-01-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1772822388

This guide attempts to enumerate the printed and manuscript sources for northeastern North American ethnography from the earliest discoveries by Europeans down to the time of the effective establishment of European settlements in the area and also to indicate briefly the content of these sources and the features of the Amerindian societies which they record.