Web Links

UNIT 2: EALIEST SOCIETIES

Click on a section below for related Web links:

2.0 Overview

Alberta: How the West was Young - Government of Canada

Information in "Alberta: How the West was Young," is organized in three sections: Archeology and Pre-contact; First Nations and Metis; and Fur Trade and Mission History.   The digital collection was produced in association with Canada's Digital Collections program, Industry Canada, and by the Alberta Heritage Community Foundation.   Information is included on the St. Mary River site.

First Nations Information Project              

The First Nations Information Project includes links to facilitate research on Canadian First Nations history, culture, and organization.

Royal British Columbia Museum - Totem Poles       

This portion of the Royal British Columbia Museum site includes photographs and descriptions of totem poles found throughout British Columbia (fig. 2.0.1). Can be downloaded as a .pdf file.

2.1 Migration and Settlement

Canada's First Nations: Migration Theories           

This site of the Applied History Research Group, a partnership between the University of Calgary and Red Deer College, explains land bridge and transoceanic migration theories.   Maps are used as illustration.

The Inuit of Canada site gives a version of the migration narrative, and gives cultural background detailing how a migratory culture would conduct daily life. Has links to other Aboriginal peoples' sites.

2.2 Society and Community

Paleo-Indian and Early Archaic Sites in Southwestern Ontario   

This site links to several archeological fluted point sites in Southwestern Ontario.  

Aboriginal and First Nations             

This Aboriginal and First Nations site lists links relating to the peopling of Canada from the University of Alberta, the University of Manitoba, and the Canadian Museum of Civilization. Subjects range from descriptions of peoples and tools, to cultural traditions such as storytelling.

2.3 Economy and Technology

Huron, Haida and Inuit Houses - Food —Simon Fraser University

This site of the Simon Fraser University Museum of Archeology and Ethnology (British Columbia) gives basic information on the lifestyle, food, and housing of the Haida, Huron, and Inuit.

About Canada: Canada's Native Peoples—Mount Allison University

This "About Canada" site, produced by Mount Allison University in cooperation with the Canadian Heritage Canadian Studies Program, gives information on Native history and additional Web links on Canadian Native cultures.

2.4 Government and Politics

Civilization.ca - Tsimshian Society and Culture   

Information on Tsimshian society, organized in subject headings: Shamanism, trade, warfare, wealth, and rank.

Canada's First Nations - Native Civilizations - University of Calgary

This site gives more information on potlatch ceremonies for Northwest Native tribes.

2.5 Internal and External Relations

The First Nations Languages of British Columbia - College of New Caledonia           

This site gives general information on First Nations languages in British Columbia, and detailed information on individual languages.

Vikings Discovery and Landing at L'Anse aux Meadows—SchoolNet

This SchoolNet site has information, photos, and links of L'Anse-aux-Meadows.

2.6 Culture and Identity

Maritime Culture - Red Bank Reserve - Government of the Province of   New Brunswick          

A site describing other archeological work near the Red Bank Reserve in New Brunswick. The site features a map of the region and describes recent findings in the area.

2.7 Continuity and Change

Canada's First Nations - European Contact - University of Calgary

A detailed site by the University of Calgary outlining the Aboriginal peoples' contact with Europeans and how that contact changed their way of life. Detailed maps, as well as links, are provided to supply further information on European contact.

Carved in Stone - Mi'Kmaw Petrogylphs        

Nova Scotia Museum site dedicated to Mi'kmaq pictograms and petroglyphs. The site features numerous images and detailed descriptions of the images and petrogylphs sites.