The book - 'provides an historical background to native labour in BC from the Gold Rush to the beginning of the Great Depression. It counters the common misconception that native people responded to European settlement and industrial development by retreating to a reserve existence. Evidence amassed from logging, transport, construction, longshoring, commercial fishing and canning, and a host of other industries shows that native Indians played a significant role in British Columbia's economy from the moment the first European explorers appeared off the coast...'. xiii, 397 p. : ill. This is a... View More...
Native and scientific ways of knowing about nature- the age-old wisdom of indigenous peoples around the world. xxxv, 232 p. : 1 map ; 23 cm. Gift inscription to the half-title page, otherwise an unmarked copy. Tight, square binding showing no spine creases. Near new appearance. Weight, 412g. We ship Worldwide, use both Canada Post and the United States Postal Service, and offer postal charges based on our actual costs, without overcharging. This item weighs g unpacked and qualifies for inexpensive Lettermail postage within Canada. Other Canadian domestic postal rates rise with weight, size ... View More...
Brief account of the history of the Yukon's Han Indians. 15pp, illustrated. Bright, clean, unmarked copy with a sound binding. 'As new'. Weight, 30g. Eligible for inexpensive Canada Post Lettermail rates to Canada, the USA and other Countries. View More...
Attractive, colorfull and authoritative introduction to West Coast Native Totem Poles. 112pp, profusely photo illustrated mostly in colour. Published at $19.95. This copy is exactly 'as new' - bright, fresh and unmarked, very tight binding, no signs of use. Ships via inexpensive Canada Post Lettermail within North America, in card sleeve. From $4.00 to $6.90 depending on exact weight and location. Image available. Enquire for rates to Worldwide destinations. View More...
Published by the Rupert's Land Research Centre, University of Winnipeg. Krech was a professor of Anthropology at George Mason University in Fairfax Virginia. [vi], 214pp. Includes index. Foreword by Jennifer S.H. Brown, General Editor. Bright, clean interior. Unmarked. Tight, square binding, no spine wear of creasing. Weight, 516g. View More...
Bibliography of Native Canadian anthropology and history by a professor from George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. 214pp. Bright, fresh copy, virtually 'as new'. Weight, 520g. View More...
Includes material on the West Indies. Originally published as 'Die Religionen des alten Amerika. Stuttgart, Kohlhammer, 1961' - Translated from the German. [7], 365 pages 8 plates, 13 illustrations, maps 25 cm. Interior is clean and unmarked, pages bright white. Binding is tight and square, no wear to the cloth, sharp corners. The unclipped dustjacket shows a little edge wear, a slightly sun-faded spine and a small surface mark to the front panel where a price sticker removed. Unpacked weight, 841g. We use both the Canada Post and the United States Postal Service and offer very competitive pos... View More...
Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel P. Whitney Lackenbauer, Ph.D. - author. The Canadian Rangers serve as the eyes, ears and voice of Canada's Armed Forces in Canada's Northern Communities. vi, 185 p. : illustrations ; 24 cm. An about 'as new' copy - bright, fresh and unmarked. Unpacked weight, 658g. We use both the Canada Post and the United States Postal Service and offer very competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, no overcharging. Canadian GST included. Images always available. View More...
Single issue of a magazine of the Old West. Cover photo of Brule Sioux Chief Spotted Tail. Feature articles - Pioneer Photographer's View of the Suoux, Sioux Chief Spotted Tail, Butch Cassidy's Surrender Offer, The Spirit Lake Massacre, Remington Revolvers, etc. 66pp, profusely illustrated in color and in b&w. Bright and clean with a sound, stapled binding. Unmarked, with no address label. Weight, 105g. Save postage on multiple orders. View More...
Small booklet. No author, publisher, or place shown. UBC Library attributes Father Le Jeune as the author/publisher, and Kamloops as the location. Page 1 title, 'Studies on Shuswap'. No 1758. Part of the Kamloops 'Wa-Wa' publications [?]. Basically, a Dictionary of the Shuswap language with some Introductory & Background information, plus, linguistic information. Text in English, Shuswap and Duployan Shorthand. 32 pages. E&L 2096. Interior pages lightly browned and unmarked. Stapled binding is sound. Orange covers with printed title/date to front. Covers show wear and age fading. Four rubbe... View More...
'...a fascinating ethnography -an informative and engaging stugy of the Dobe !Kung peoples of Botswana, foragers of the Kalahari desert'. xvii, 173pp, illustrated. Interior is bright, clean and unmarked - no notes or underlines. Binding is tight and square. Slight curl to the fore-edge of the front wrapper. Eligible for inexpensive Canada Post Lettermail rates within Canada, slightly more to the USA and other Countries. View More...
University of Manitoba Anthropology Papers, 32. Papers presented at a Conference held at the University of Manitoba, May 2-4, 1990. xi, 270 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. OCLC Number: 70731831. Laid-in is a TLS signed by Y. G. Lithman on UofM Letterhead. Bright, clean and fresh- 'as new'. Unpacked weight, 470g. We ship Worldwide, at cost, using both Canada Post and the United States Postal Service, and offer postal charges, at cost, without overcharging. Canadian domestic postal rates rise with weight, size and distance; Rates to the USA calculated by weight alone as per the USPS. World rate... View More...
Guide to collecting stone artifacts of North American natives. xxv, 254 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 23 cm. Bright, clean, unmarked copy. Still quite fresh, and about 'as new'. Weight, 688g. View More...
'Millions of Americans have been severely impacted by the application of special rights accorded Indians' & the impact of the Boldt decision on fishing rights. x, 128 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. A bright, clean interior. Unmarked except for a small previous owner's rubber stamp to the ffep. Tight, square binding. This copy appears almost 'as new'. Unpacked weight, 164g. Ships via inexpensive Canada Post Lettermail. Postage $4.00 to 6.00 within North America, in card sleeve. Enquire for rates to the Rest of the World. We ship at our cost. Image available. View More...
Story of the development of Indian Rights in North America and some underlying opions on the reasons for its success. 128pp, illustrated. Clean, bright copy with a sound binding. View More...
Intorduction to the indiginous peoples of New Zealand - the Maoris. 130pp, photo illustrated. Hardcover in red cloth, gilt titles, illustration pasted to front board. Interior is clean and unmarked. Missionary Prize label to front endpaper. Hinges partially cracked. Exterior is bright and clean showing only minor wear to tips. Weight, 310g. View More...
Thirty-nine scholarly essays, Guide to Bibliography of South American Ethnology, folding map, Bibliography. xiv, 433 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm. Folding mp of the Indian Tribes of South America, laid-in. generally very bright interior noting a modicum of very light, erasable pencil underlines to some chapters. Tight, square binding. Pictorial cloth boards in a Native pattern show no wear and are very clean. NB - Postal Rates shown by ABE are often incorrect and are vague estimates NOT guaranteed rates. We use Canada Post, the United States Postal Service and Asendia and try to offe... View More...
Anthology of Inuit Sculpture beautifully illustrated with 82 colour photographs by George Galpin. Text by Alistair Macduff ; photographs by George M. Galpin. Introduction by James Houston.151pp, colour photo illustrated. book is 'as new' - bright, fresh and unmrked. Tight, square binding no wear to the cloth. The unclipped dustjacket is nealy similkar excepting a small closed & short tear to the lower fore-corner of the rear panel. Unpacked weight, 1.596kg We use both the Canada Post and the United States Postal Service and offer very competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, no ove... View More...
150 authentic games of the Indians of North America...new, different, instructive trails to fun for today's boys and girls...for home, club, woods and field.284pp, illustrated. Bright, clean copy with a sound binding. Gift inscription to fpde. Minor wear to bottom edge of cloth. Dustjacket has a little edge wear, otherwise bright. Weight, 460g. View More...
The story of the Wounded Knee Massacre, in 1890 from the Indian point of view. Wounded Knee is considered to be the last battle between white soldiers and native Americans. 131pp, illustrated. Bright, fresh, unmarked copy. Tight, square binding, no spine creasing. About 'as new'. Weight, 223g. View More...
