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Elik, and other stories of the MacKenzie Eskimos

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1970
Author
Schwarz, Herbert T.
Ohoveluk, Mona
Publisher
Toronto, McCelland and Stewart
Call Number
06.1 Sc1e
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Author
Schwarz, Herbert T.
Ohoveluk, Mona
Responsibility
Herbert T. Schwarz (author)
Mona Ohoveluk (illustrator)
Publisher
Toronto, McCelland and Stewart
Published Date
1970
Physical Description
79 pages illustrations, portraits
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Art
Inuit
Abstract
Pertains to Inuit stories with associated illustrations by Mona Ohoveluk, and highlights Inuit story tellers
Contents
Part One:
Introduction: Inside the Arctic Circle
The MacKenzie Land
The Northern Lights People
Elik
Elik, the Far Seeing One
Akaluk and the Stolen Soul of Ugpik
The Origin of the White Whale
The Rave and the Whale
The Whale Hunt
The Great Eskimo Rally and Fort McPherson
Part Two:
Story-tellers of Old
Alik Aluhuk Stefansson, Inuvik, NWT
Elizabeth Blake and William Firth, Fort McPherson, NWT
Felix Nuyaviak, Tuktoyaktuk, NWT
Archie (Headpoint) Erigaktuk, Aklavik, NWT
Susie Tiktalik, Sach Harbour, Banks Island, NWT
Kenneth Peeloolook, Inuvik, NWT
Jessie Olorgrak, Paulatuk, NWT
Acknowledgements
Dedication
Accession Number
2019.86
Call Number
06.1 Sc1e
Collection
Archives Library
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Archaeology and ethno-history in the Arrow Lakes, southeastern British Columbia

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1977
Author
Turnbull, Christopher J
Publisher
Ottawa : National Museums of Canada
Call Number
07.2 T84
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Author
Turnbull, Christopher J
Publisher
Ottawa : National Museums of Canada
Published Date
1977
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Series
National Museum of Man. Mercury series; Archaeological Survey of Canada, paper 65
Subjects
Ktunaxa
Kootenay Indians
Notes
Bibliography
Accession Number
SG10000
Call Number
07.2 T84
Collection
Archives Library
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Inter-tribal cookbook : recipes of North American Indians : traditional and modern

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1982
Author
Wyss, Barbara
Publisher
Lone Butte (B.C.) : BRI Publishers
Call Number
07.2 W99
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Author
Wyss, Barbara
Responsibility
Barbara Wyss and Teressa Nahanee
Publisher
Lone Butte (B.C.) : BRI Publishers
Published Date
1982
Physical Description
iv, 50l
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Cookbooks
Accession Number
15500
Call Number
07.2 W99
Collection
Archives Library
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Essays on the historical geography of the Canadian West : regional perspectives on the settlement process

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1987
Publisher
Calgary : Dept. of Geography, University of Calgary
Call Number
08.2 Es7
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Responsibility
edited by L.A. Rosenvall, S.M. Evans
Publisher
Calgary : Dept. of Geography, University of Calgary
Published Date
1987
Physical Description
195p. : ill., maps, plans
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Stoney Nakoda
Indigenous
Stoney Indians
Notes
Partial contents: The Canmore corridor, 1880-1914 / John D.R Holmes; Photography, tourism and the C.P.R. / Margery Tanner Hadley; The past in the present : spatial and land use change on two Indian reserves / Claudia Notzke
Accession Number
5444
Call Number
08.2 Es7
Collection
Archives Library
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Metis outpost : memoirs of the first school master at the Metis settlement of Kelly Lake, B.C., 1923-1925

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1985
Author
Andrews, Gerald Smedley
Publisher
Victoria : Pencrest
Call Number
08.3 An2
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Author
Andrews, Gerald Smedley
Responsibility
Gerry Andrews
Publisher
Victoria : Pencrest
Published Date
1985
Physical Description
x, 340p. : ill., ports., maps, plans, facsim
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Peace River
Pine Pass
Yellowhead Pass
Notes
Bibliography and index
ISBN
0-9692169-0-4
Accession Number
5081
5587
Call Number
08.3 An2
Collection
Archives Library
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Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1974
Author
Hellson, John C
Publisher
Ottawa : National Museums of Canada
Call Number
04.1 H36
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Author
Hellson, John C
Responsibility
by John C. Hellson and Morgan Gadd
Publisher
Ottawa : National Museums of Canada
Published Date
1974
Physical Description
iii, 138p. : ill., port
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Plants, Edible
Plants, Medicinal
Notes
Bibliography
Accession Number
2729
Call Number
04.1 H36
Collection
Archives Library
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Medium
Library - Postcard
Published Date
ca. 1983
Publisher
Rick/Simon
Call Number
V690/PG-1
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Variant Title
Brandy Fetching, King Creek, Alberta
Place
Edmonton, Canada
Publisher
Rick/Simon
Published Date
ca. 1983
Medium
Library - Postcard
Abstract
Features dog by creek
Notes
Annotated
b&w
Includes postage stamp
Accession Number
3754
Call Number
V690/PG-1
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Catharine Robb Whyte ; Peter Whyte : a commemorative portfolio

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1980
Publisher
Banff : Peter and Catharine Whyte Foundation
Call Number
06 W62
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Responsibility
editor: Jon Whyte
Publisher
Banff : Peter and Catharine Whyte Foundation
Published Date
1980
Physical Description
1 portfolio
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Abstract
Pete 'n' Catharine : their story : drawn from diaries, letters and notes : illustrated with their drawings, photographs, cartoons and sketches / selected and annotated by Jon Whyte
Notes
Limited edition of three hundred signed, numbered copies
Accession Number
5861
Call Number
06 W62
Collection
Archives Library
URL Notes
www.whyte.org/commemorative-portfolio
Websites
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Voices of the Plains Cree

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
[1973]
Author
Ahenakew, Edward
Publisher
Toronto : McClelland and Stewart
Call Number
07.2 Ah3
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Author
Ahenakew, Edward
Responsibility
edited with an introduction by Ruth M. Buck
Publisher
Toronto : McClelland and Stewart
Published Date
[1973]
Physical Description
204p. : ill., map., ports
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Folklore
Call Number
07.2 Ah3
Collection
Archives Library
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Plants and the Blackfoot

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1982
Author
Johnston, Alex
Publisher
Edmonton : Alberta Culture Historical Resources Division
Call Number
07.2 J64
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Author
Johnston, Alex
Responsibility
prepared for the Provincial Museum of Alberta
contains illustrations by Annora Brown
Publisher
Edmonton : Alberta Culture Historical Resources Division
Published Date
1982
Physical Description
xii, 106p. : ill., map
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Botany
Notes
Bibliography and index
Accession Number
3652
Call Number
07.2 J64
Collection
Archives Library
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Date
1976
Material
wood; metal; plastic; fibre
Catalogue Number
101.01.0008
Description
Log cabin model of Skoki Lodge ca. 1930; rectangular log construction notched and crossed at corners; peaked roof is shingled with ridge running along lengthwise axis and roof breaking outward at front supported by four log columns to form porch running length of cabin; large framed window (pla…
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Title
Model House
Date
1976
Material
wood; metal; plastic; fibre
Dimensions
44.0 x 66.7 x 65.9 cm
Description
Log cabin model of Skoki Lodge ca. 1930; rectangular log construction notched and crossed at corners; peaked roof is shingled with ridge running along lengthwise axis and roof breaking outward at front supported by four log columns to form porch running length of cabin; large framed window (plastic panes) at back and on one side; two small windows flank double doors in middle of front wall; inner door opens inward with vertical wire handle and is complete with latch string; outer door opens outward with horizontal wire handle, small brass hinges, and wooden twisting latch on frame to close; rests on green felt-covered base.
Subject
architecture
Skoki Lodge
Charlie Hunter
skiing
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
101.01.0008
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Date
1870 – 1890
Material
fibre
Catalogue Number
102.01.0012
Description
Optical illusion quilt made with multi-coloured scraps of cloth handquilted into cube pattern. The quilt is lined with paper and backed with cotton. Many squares are deteriorating.
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Title
Quilt
Date
1870 – 1890
Material
fibre
Dimensions
150.0 x 165.0 cm
Description
Optical illusion quilt made with multi-coloured scraps of cloth handquilted into cube pattern. The quilt is lined with paper and backed with cotton. Many squares are deteriorating.
Subject
households
furnishings
crafts
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.01.0012
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Sheets; Pillowcases Bedding

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Date
1970 – 1975
Material
fibre
Catalogue Number
102.01.0021 a-d
Description
a) 242.0 x 229.0 - large flat white sheet with selvages along each side and hems at the ends, bottom hem narrow, top hem wide with small eyelet trim where sewn back to sheet. Label in bottom corner: “Cannon Percale/ 90” double bed extra wide”b) flat sheet (231.0 x 196.0) - as (a) but of coarser ma…
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Title
Sheets; Pillowcases Bedding
Date
1970 – 1975
Material
fibre
Description
a) 242.0 x 229.0 - large flat white sheet with selvages along each side and hems at the ends, bottom hem narrow, top hem wide with small eyelet trim where sewn back to sheet. Label in bottom corner: “Cannon Percale/ 90” double bed extra wide”b) flat sheet (231.0 x 196.0) - as (a) but of coarser material with very narrow hem at bottom, and slightly larger eyelet at top. Stamped in bottom corner: “WHYTE”c,d) pillowcases (79.8 x 53.0) - a pair of plain white pillowcases with hem at open end. Label inside at hem: “Texmade/ Truprest II/ 50% polyester/ 50% cotton”
Subject
households
furnishings
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.01.0021 a-d
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Date
1870 – 1890
Material
fibre
Catalogue Number
102.01.0023
Description
Japanese silk quilt for doll to sit on, backing white silk. Probably has silk batting inside, front has 4 panels ca. 11.0 wide with 3 alternating designs, grey with light brown each end, orange with orange then green with beige, 5 silk string loops sewn through quilt at 2 ends, 2 sides and middle.
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Title
Doll Quilt
Date
1870 – 1890
Material
fibre
Dimensions
42.0 x 42.0 cm
Description
Japanese silk quilt for doll to sit on, backing white silk. Probably has silk batting inside, front has 4 panels ca. 11.0 wide with 3 alternating designs, grey with light brown each end, orange with orange then green with beige, 5 silk string loops sewn through quilt at 2 ends, 2 sides and middle.
Subject
households
furnishings
playthings
children
Japanese
E.S. Morse
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.01.0023
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Date
c. 1875
Material
fibre; cotton; wool
Catalogue Number
102.01.1010
Description
Patterned blue and beige blanket with beige fringe along the edge.
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Title
Blanket
Date
c. 1875
Material
fibre; cotton; wool
Dimensions
100 x 250 cm
Description
Patterned blue and beige blanket with beige fringe along the edge.
Subject
households
Sharples
weaving
Credit
Gift of Harold C. Whyte, Penticton, 2012
Catalogue Number
102.01.1010
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Date
1870 – 1900
Material
hair, sheep; fibre, hemp
Catalogue Number
102.02.0002
Description
Small wool rug woven on a hemp warp with an intricate geometric design. Deep red is the dominant colour, along with yellow and white. Possibly a prayer rug, this piece has been repaired, with a loss of 10 cm weaving in length.
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Title
Prayer Rug
Date
1870 – 1900
Material
hair, sheep; fibre, hemp
Dimensions
52.0 x 65.0 cm
Description
Small wool rug woven on a hemp warp with an intricate geometric design. Deep red is the dominant colour, along with yellow and white. Possibly a prayer rug, this piece has been repaired, with a loss of 10 cm weaving in length.
Subject
households
furnishings
weaving
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.02.0002
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Date
1875 – 1900
Material
hair, sheep
Catalogue Number
102.02.0025
Description
Nearly square Persian rug with velvety brick-red background. Fifteen medallion shapes worked in pink and white outlined in dark blue are aligned in three rows in the central square section, wide geometric border of the same colours but smaller geometric motif. Rug fringed at ends with three narrow …
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Title
Prayer Rug
Date
1875 – 1900
Material
hair, sheep
Dimensions
100.0 x 110.0 cm
Description
Nearly square Persian rug with velvety brick-red background. Fifteen medallion shapes worked in pink and white outlined in dark blue are aligned in three rows in the central square section, wide geometric border of the same colours but smaller geometric motif. Rug fringed at ends with three narrow blue lines woven between the border and the fringe at these ends, side edges bound with blue.
Subject
households
furnishings
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.02.0025
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Date
1875 – 1895
Material
hair, sheep
Catalogue Number
102.02.0032
Description
Multi-coloured Turkoman rug with very close pile (700-800 knots per square inch). Rust-brown background with navy blue as predominant pattern colour, patterned primarily in geometric shapes and abstract flowers. Series of sixteen medallions dominate pattern. This series is framed by a complex of…
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Title
Throw Rug
Date
1875 – 1895
Material
hair, sheep
Dimensions
80.0 x 117.0 cm
Description
Multi-coloured Turkoman rug with very close pile (700-800 knots per square inch). Rust-brown background with navy blue as predominant pattern colour, patterned primarily in geometric shapes and abstract flowers. Series of sixteen medallions dominate pattern. This series is framed by a complex of colourful squares and diagonal lines. Abstract floral motif runs the length and 17.5 cm. of the width - TARRANTULA pattern.
Subject
households
furnishings
Turkestan
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.02.0032
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Date
1875 – 1880
Material
wood; fibre
Catalogue Number
102.03.0006 a,b
Description
Two Chippendale arm chairs used for dining. Each chair is made of wood with rust-coloured velvet upholstery. The backrest is a splat with three scroll-sawed vertical openings.
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Title
Dining Chair
Date
1875 – 1880
Material
wood; fibre
Dimensions
109.3 x 58.0 x 61.3 cm
Description
Two Chippendale arm chairs used for dining. Each chair is made of wood with rust-coloured velvet upholstery. The backrest is a splat with three scroll-sawed vertical openings.
Subject
households
furniture
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.03.0006 a,b
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Date
1875 – 1900
Material
wood, mahogany; glass
Catalogue Number
102.03.0009
Description
A mahogany buffet with a surmounted mirror in an Empire frame. This buffet has three top drawers, cupboards, and a long bottom drawer. There are four cupboard doors; two centre doors and two side doors. The cupboards are centered over a long drawer at the bottom of the piece. The buffet has four…
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Title
Buffet Sideboard
Date
1875 – 1900
Material
wood, mahogany; glass
Dimensions
166.0 x 63.2 x 156.0 cm
Description
A mahogany buffet with a surmounted mirror in an Empire frame. This buffet has three top drawers, cupboards, and a long bottom drawer. There are four cupboard doors; two centre doors and two side doors. The cupboards are centered over a long drawer at the bottom of the piece. The buffet has four ball-and-claw feet.
Subject
households
furniture
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.03.0009
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