Indian Prehistory as Revealed by Archaeology
Database ID | 24993 | |
Institution | University of Saskatchewan Libraries Special Collections | |
Fonds/Collection | Canadiana Pamphlets Collection | |
Series | XXXII | |
File/Item Reference | XXXII-161-IndianPrehistory (36) | |
Date of creation | January 1932 | |
Physical description/extent | 1 reprint; 20 pages of textual records | |
Number of images | 20 | |
Historical note | Diamond Jenness CC (b. February 10, 1886, Wellington, New Zealand - b. November 29, 1969) was a Canadian anthropologist. He was a graduate of both Victoria University College, New Zealand, and Balliol College, Oxford. He led an Oxford University Anthroplogical Expedition to New Guinea in 1911-1912 before being hired as Ethnologist for the Canadian Arctic Expedition of 1913 - 1916. He sailed aboard the Karluk with Vilhjalmur Stefansson. After this expedition he enlisted in the Canadian Artillery to fight in World War I. He thereupon settled in Ottawa and became a Canadian citizen. He served as chief of the anthropological division of the National Museum of Canada. In 1962, Jenness was awarded the Massey Medal by The Royal Canadian Geographical Society. In 1968, he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada. He was granted numerous honors during his lifetime and others posthumously. The middle peninsula on the west coast of Victoria Island was named for him by the Canadian Government. This landmark led to his name being attached to a rock examined by Mars exploration rover Opportunity.Jenness produced a large body of publishings among which are The Indians of Canada, Dawn in Arctic Alaska, and The People of the Twilight. | |
Scope and content | Reprint of Diamond Jenness's article on archaeological findings in Canada relating to Aboriginals and Inuit peoples. | |
Contributer | Jenness, Diamond (author) | |
Copyright holder | Jenness, Diamond | |
Copyright expiry date | Unknown | |
Other terms governing use and reproduction | Responsibility regarding questions of copyright that may arise in the use of any images is assumed by the researcher. | |
Type | Published | |
Primary Media | Textual documents | |
Specific document types | Articles | |
Provenance Access Point | University of Saskatchewan Library. Canadiana Pamphlets Collection | |
Other notes | From The University of Toronto Quarterly, January 1932, pp. 164-182. | |
Treaty boundaries | Canada -- National International | |
Cultural region | Canada -- National International | |
Subject | Archaeology Culture Early European Settlers North Migration Petroglyphs Pictographs Sacred sites Beothuk Inuit Thule | |
Date Range(s) | pre-1491 1492-1649 1930-1939 | |
Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/24993 |