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Aboriginal overkill and the biogeography of moose in western North America

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1997
Author
Kay, Charles E.
Publisher
Alces Vol. 33
Call Number
04 K18abo Pam
Author
Kay, Charles E.
Publisher
Alces Vol. 33
Published Date
1997
Physical Description
24 pages
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Animal populations
First Nations - (SEE ALSO Indians)
Hunting
Yellowstone National Park
Notes
Includes bibliographical references - proposes that moose populations and habitat was controlled by First Nations hunting - includes hypothesis of "Aboriginal Overkill" and that First Nations were ultimate "keystone predator"
Call Number
04 K18abo Pam
Collection
Archives Library
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Answering The Challenge

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Artist
Clarence Ingwall Tillenius (1913 – 2012, Canadian)
Date
1996
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
TiC.02.07
Description
At the bl a male elk is challenging another male elk. The second elk is higher up on the side of a mountain in a grass area. Further off in the distance six female elk watch. The grass that the elk are standing on is a yellow green color and the rock in the background behind the elk is a red brown…
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Artist
Clarence Ingwall Tillenius (1913 – 2012, Canadian)
Title
Answering The Challenge
Date
1996
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
122.0 x 182.8 cm
Description
At the bl a male elk is challenging another male elk. The second elk is higher up on the side of a mountain in a grass area. Further off in the distance six female elk watch. The grass that the elk are standing on is a yellow green color and the rock in the background behind the elk is a red brown hue. The two male elk are facing each other and both have a full set of horns. The mountains in the far distance are a grey blue color.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
animal
elk
Credit
Gift of Clarence Ingwall Tillenius, Winnipeg, 1996
Catalogue Number
TiC.02.07
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Are ecosystems structured from the top-down or bottom-up: a new look at an old debate

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1998
Author
Kay, Charles E.
Publisher
Wildlife Society Bulletin, 26 (3)
Call Number
04 K18ec Pam
Author
Kay, Charles E.
Publisher
Wildlife Society Bulletin, 26 (3)
Published Date
1998
Physical Description
15 pages and illustrations
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Animal populations
Fire ecology
First Nations - (SEE ALSO Indians)
Predation
Ungulates
Notes
Includes bibliographical references - photocopy - discusses First Nations influence on land management using first-person historical accounts, historical photographs, archaological data and myths that encouraged the belief of "natural regulation"
Call Number
04 K18ec Pam
Collection
Archives Library
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Artist
Dale Auger (1958 – 2008, Canadian)
Date
1998
Medium
acrylic on canvas
Catalogue Number
AuD.12.01
Description
A large painting of an Indigenous dressed as a bear. The man’s face is visible through the mouth of the bear fur that covers him. The man’s eyes are hidden by shadows. Yellow and black paint is on the rest of his face. In the claws, the man holds a wand-like stick, at the tip of which are four …
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Artist
Dale Auger (1958 – 2008, Canadian)
Title
Big Bear Medicine
Date
1998
Medium
acrylic on canvas
Dimensions
92.5 x 92.5 cm
Description
A large painting of an Indigenous dressed as a bear. The man’s face is visible through the mouth of the bear fur that covers him. The man’s eyes are hidden by shadows. Yellow and black paint is on the rest of his face. In the claws, the man holds a wand-like stick, at the tip of which are four feathers. These are in the blc of the image. On either side of the bear’s head are patches of aquamarine.
Subject
religious
Indigenous
animal
bear
Credit
Purchased from Bernie Makokis, St. Paul, 2001
Catalogue Number
AuD.12.01
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Bison myths, "natural regulation,' and Native hunting: a solution to the Yellowstone bison problem

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
February 9, 1997
Author
Kay, Charles E.
Publisher
Gallatin Writers, Inc
Call Number
04 K18bi Pam
Author
Kay, Charles E.
Publisher
Gallatin Writers, Inc
Published Date
February 9, 1997
Physical Description
2 pages
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Animal populations
First Nations - (SEE ALSO Indians)
Yellowstone National Park
Notes
Printed from webpage - article asserts that bison and elk populations were low historically - suggests that First Nations groups kept animal populations low in Yellowstone due to hunting practices - environmentalist theory of more space for bison is incorrect
Call Number
04 K18bi Pam
Collection
Archives Library
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Blondie and Friend Icefields Parkway 1991

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Artist
Maureen Enns (1949 – , Canadian)
Date
1991
Medium
acrylic; charcoal on canvas
Catalogue Number
EnM.12.05
Description
Two bears done in charcoal and outlined in red paint walk in front of mountains that are in the background. The mountain range is outlined in white paint.
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Artist
Maureen Enns (1949 – , Canadian)
Title
Blondie and Friend Icefields Parkway 1991
Date
1991
Medium
acrylic; charcoal on canvas
Dimensions
43.0 x 73.0 cm
Description
Two bears done in charcoal and outlined in red paint walk in front of mountains that are in the background. The mountain range is outlined in white paint.
Subject
mountains
animal, bears
Maureen Enns
Credit
Gift of Maureen Enns, Cochrane, 2010
Catalogue Number
EnM.12.05
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Buffalo sacred & sacrificed

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1995
Author
MacEwan, Grant
Publisher
Edmonton : Alberta Sport, Recreation, Parks & Wildlife
Call Number
04.2 M15
Author
MacEwan, Grant
Publisher
Edmonton : Alberta Sport, Recreation, Parks & Wildlife
Published Date
1995
Physical Description
208p. : ill., map
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Animal Paddock
Pablo Allard buffalo round-up
Sir Donald (buffalo)
Notes
Bibliographical footnotes
ISBN
0-9699355-0-1
Accession Number
6867
Call Number
04.2 M15
Collection
Archives Library
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Building The Dam - Busy Beavers

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Artist
Clarence Ingwall Tillenius (1913 – 2012, Canadian)
Date
1993
Medium
oil on canvas board
Catalogue Number
TiC.02.12
Description
A body of water starts from the cl and makes its way down into the foreground and ends up at the blc and the brc. A piece of land and rocks jet out between the blc and the brc. Standing on this piece of land a beaver is carring a piece of wood or tree section and is heading towards the dam that he …
Artist
Clarence Ingwall Tillenius (1913 – 2012, Canadian)
Title
Building The Dam - Busy Beavers
Date
1993
Medium
oil on canvas board
Dimensions
30.6 x 40.7 cm
Description
A body of water starts from the cl and makes its way down into the foreground and ends up at the blc and the brc. A piece of land and rocks jet out between the blc and the brc. Standing on this piece of land a beaver is carring a piece of wood or tree section and is heading towards the dam that he is building. All along the left side of the water there are green and orange trees. The sky above the trees is a medium blue colour. On the other side of the dam two other beavers are also working on the dam.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
animal
beaver
Credit
Gift of Clarence Ingwall Tillenius, Winnipeg, 1996
Catalogue Number
TiC.02.12
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Artist
Clarence Ingwall Tillenius (1913 – 2012, Canadian)
Date
1990
Medium
oil on canvas board
Catalogue Number
TiC.02.13
Description
A group of bison gather in a wooded area. The woods seem very thick therefore the tone is very dark. The wooded area is a brown, purple colour and the open area in the foreground is a light brown and yellow colour. Out in the foreground a bison is standing with his back facing the left edge of the …
Artist
Clarence Ingwall Tillenius (1913 – 2012, Canadian)
Title
Coming Together
Date
1990
Medium
oil on canvas board
Dimensions
20.4 x 25.4 cm
Description
A group of bison gather in a wooded area. The woods seem very thick therefore the tone is very dark. The wooded area is a brown, purple colour and the open area in the foreground is a light brown and yellow colour. Out in the foreground a bison is standing with his back facing the left edge of the image and appears to be walking toward the others in the woods.
Subject
animal
Bison
Credit
Gift of Clarence Ingwall Tillenius, Winnipeg, 1996
Catalogue Number
TiC.02.13
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Conflicting blueprints for protecting national parks

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
Winter, 1997 Vol. 12, No. 4
Author
Kay, Charles E.
Publisher
FORUM for Applied Research and Public Policy
Call Number
04 K18c Pam
Author
Kay, Charles E.
Publisher
FORUM for Applied Research and Public Policy
Published Date
Winter, 1997 Vol. 12, No. 4
Physical Description
4 pages
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Animal populations
Bears, Grizzly
Ecology
Ungulates
Notes
Discusses policies of National Park Service in the United States
Call Number
04 K18c Pam
Collection
Archives Library
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