The Native Races of North America
| Database ID | 24960 | |
| Institution | University of Saskatchewan Libraries Special Collections | |
| Fonds/Collection | Shortt Library of Canadiana | |
| File/Item Reference | E77.N268 | |
| Date of creation | 1895 | |
| Physical description/extent | 1 book; 200 pgs | |
| Number of images | 1 | |
| Scope and content | A general study of the Aboriginal people of North America from the late nineteenth century by a Euro-Canadian. The author states that he has mostly compiled the book based on the writings of others rather than first hand experience. Covers a general array of topics with an emphasis upon missionaries who presumably are the authors main sources. Includes sections on the Mound-Builders, Cliff-Dwellers, Indian Characteristics, Indian Reserves, The Prairies, The Fur Trade, Canoe Life, Indian Missions, Winter Travel, Fate of the Red Man, Winnipeg, Through the North West, Pacific Coast Indians, Burial Rites, Scalping, Wampum, Mission Work, Potlach, Rev. George McDougall, Sun Dance, Indian Poverty, Indian Schools, How Indians Treat the Aged, Christianity and the Sioux, North-West Missions, The Song of Hiawatha, Missions in Labrador, Mission Boat "Evangelist", Mission Life in the Far North, The Hudson's Bay Company, Pakan the Indian Chief, and Indian Missions in British Columbia. | |
| Restrictions on access | There are no restrictions on access. | |
| Contributer | (author) | |
| Copyright holder | Public domain | |
| 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 | |
| Provenance Access Point | University of Saskatchewan Library. Shortt Library of Canadiana | |
| Treaty boundaries | Canada -- National International | |
| Cultural region | Canada -- National International | |
| Names | Crosby, Thomas Hiawatha Longfellow McDougall, George Wilson, Daniel Withrow, W.H. | |
| Subject | Indigenous Peoples General Missions and Missionaries Culture External representations -- Culture External representations Fur Trade Hudson's Bay Company Warfare Royal Canadian Mounted Police Churches | |
| Date Range(s) | 1890-1899 | |
| Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/24960
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