Heritage and Traditions

5000 Years of Inuit History and Heritage

This document presents an overview of five thousand years of Inuit history and heritage.

Source: Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK)

500 Generations of Aboriginal Fishing in Atlantic Canada

This document from the Oracle Collection provides educators and students with pertinent material for their school curricula in the area of Aboriginal fishing.

Source: Government of Canada; Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation (CMCC)

Aboriginal-Canadian Veterans

Source: Government of Canada; Veterans Affairs Canada

Aboriginal Claims – The Canadian West

This page provides a summary of how Aboriginal claims were settled.

Source: Government of Canada; Library and Archives Canada

Aboriginal Peoples: The First People – Stories – Exploration, the Fur Trade and Hudson's Bay Company

This page discusses the origins of the First Peoples and how they became partners with Europeans in the fur trade and in the exploration of Canada.

Source: Early Canadiana Online

Aboriginal Peoples circa 1630 – The Atlas of Canada (Maps)

The map shows the distribution of Aboriginal peoples early in the seventeenth century before the eastern population dislocations.

Source: Government of Canada; Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

Aboriginal Peoples circa 1740 – The Atlas of Canada (Maps)

This map shows the distribution of Aboriginal peoples early in the eighteenth century after a hundred years of Aboriginal-European contact at the time of the French Regime.

Source: Government of Canada; Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

Aboriginal Peoples circa 1823 – The Atlas of Canada (Maps)

This map shows the distribution of Aboriginal peoples at the height of British rule when the Hudson's Bay Company dominated the fur trade.

Source: Government of Canada; Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

Aboriginal Peoples – Constitutional History

Discusses how many of the Aboriginal Peoples' practices survive through to today, and some have had an influence on the Canadian Constitution.

Source: Early Canadiana Online

Aboriginal Peoples – Guide to the Records of the Government of Canada

This page contains guides focusing on Aboriginal Peoples that have been published by the National Archives of Canada and are available in hard copy free of charge.

Source: Government of Canada; Library and Archives Canada

Aboriginal Perspectives

Source: Government of Canada; National Film Board of Canada

Age of Early Contact, The – Seven Micmac Chieftaincy Districts According to Pacifique

This page explains where the Micmacs lived at the age of early contact of Europeans, and what political structure they had at that time.

Source: The Johnco Group Inc.

A Guide to Inuit Culture – The Inuit Way (PDF)

This guide is an introduction to traditional Inuit culture and provides a starting point for understanding the cultural underpinnings of modern Inuit.

Source: Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada

An Approach to Aboriginal Cultural Landscapes

Source: Government of Canada; Parks Canada

Annual Reports on the State of Inuit Culture and Society

Source: Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated

ArchiviaNet: On–line Research Tool

ArchiviaNet, the National Archives of Canada's online research and consultation tool, provides access to a variety of information resources related to the actual archival holdings.

Source: Government of Canada; Library and Archives Canada

Arts Toolkit

Source: First Peoples' Cultural Council

Bone Snow Knives and Tin Oil Lamps: Enduring Traditions Among Canada's First Peoples

This Project provides access to significant collections representing an important chapter in Canadian heritage, the history of First Nations.

Source: Government of Canada; Virtual Museum of Canada (VMC)

Canada – First Nations (Flags)

This site provides a wealth of information about the flags and history of various First Nations in Canada.

Canada's First Nations

This multimedia tutorial focuses on the histories of Canada's First Nations peoples from ancient times to the nineteenth century.

Source: University of Calgary

Canadian Military History Gateway

Provides free access to the collective military history resources of Canadian museums, libraries, archives and other heritage organizations through a single, dynamic and intuitive gateway.

Source: Government of Canada; Canadian Military Heritage

Community Guide to Protecting Indigenous Knowledge, A (PDF)

The main objective of this guide is to empower communities to recognize, protect, preserve and share their knowledge in keeping with their goals and traditions.

Source: Government of Canada; Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC)

Drawing on Identity: The Inkameep Day School and Art Collection

This is the work of the children of the Inkameep Day School. You see the strengths of Okanagan culture through art, song and dance.

Source: Government of Canada; Virtual Museum of Canada (VMC)

Encounter

This chapter of the adventure of New France describes the contact with Aboriginal peoples.

Source: New France, New Horizons

Ethnology – Online Resources for Canadian Heritage

Directory of links to various Web resources focusing on languages, religion and ritual, traditions, myths and legends, science and knowledge, and recreation.

Source: Government of Canada; Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation (CMCC)

First Nations

Directory of links leading to documents, posters and signs pertaining to First Nations' artifacts, activities, peoples and reserves, camps and dwellings.

Source: Canadian Heritage Gallery

First Nations Dolls

Brief introduction to the Native dolls history along with examples of dolls.

Source: Government of Canada; Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation (CMCC)

First Nations Histories

Series of compact histories presented to provide brief information to those interested in learning more about the First Nations.

First Peoples of Canada

This virtual exhibition looks at some facets of the history of Canada's Aboriginal peoples, underlining their fight for cultural survival and indicating the wealth of their modern-day contributions.

Source: Government of Canada; Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation (CMCC)

Four Directions Teachings

Four Direction Teachings is an audio narrated resource for learning about traditional knowledge and philosophy from five diverse First nations in Canada.

Gateway to Aboriginal Heritage

This site from the Canadian Museum of Civilization presents a selection of material drawn from the Museum's artefact and archival collections on Aboriginal Peoples in Canada.

Source: Government of Canada; Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation (CMCC)

Getting Started in Oral Traditions Research – Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre

This manual was written for adults and students in the Northwest Territories who want to do their own research, but need help getting started.

Source: Government of Northwest Territories; Education, Culture and Employment

Haida – Spirits of the Sea

Virtual exhibition in support of the United Nations' International Decade of the World's Indigenous People focusing on culture and ocean, fishing, totems, canoes, art, food, etc.

Source: Government of Canada; Virtual Museum of Canada (VMC)

Helluland Archaeology Project, The

The project is aimed at investigating relationships between the aboriginal peoples and early Europeans who met in the eastern Arctic in the centuries around A.D. 1000.

Source: Government of Canada; Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation (CMCC)

Heritage, History and Art – Ukaliq – The Arctic Hare

This page is the front page for this educational module by the Canadian Museum of Nature on the arctic hare, or Ukaliq in Inuktitut, and the heritage, history and art surrounding it.

Source: Government of Canada; Canadian Museum of Nature

Heritage Toolkit

Source: First Peoples' Cultural Council

Historical Online Database

This page allows users to find individuals by browsing through the online database by last name, birth year, record type or record year.

Source: Métis National Council

History of the Native People of Canada, A

Late Maritime culture occupied the Maritime provinces, the Gaspé region of Québec, and northern Maine. Limitations in the archaeological evidence have provided considerable latitude for competing views regarding the culture history of Period IV.

Source: Government of Canada; Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation (CMCC)

Ilititaa – Bernier, His men and the Inuit

This interactive website with audio narration features Captain Joseph-Elzear Bernier, who conducted numerous expeditions in Canada's Arctic.

Source: Government of Canada; Virtual Museum of Canada (VMC)

Indian Treaties – The Canadian Encyclopedia

Discusses the Indian treaties in Canada, which are constitutionally recognized agreements between the Crown and aboriginal peoples.

Source: Historica

Intellectual Property Issues in Cultural Heritage

This project aims to document, analyze and theorize on the diversity of principles, interpretations, and actions arising in response to Intellectual Property issues in cultural heritage worldwide.

Source: Simon Fraser University

Inuit and Englishmen – The Nunavut Voyages of Martin Frobisher

This page from Civilization.ca provides links to different chapters of the Nunavut Voyages of Martin Frobisher.

Source: Government of Canada; Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation (CMCC)

Inuit Cultural Online Resource

Designed to serve as a resource for Canadian school age children and their teachers and to offer different ways of learning about Inuit culture and what it means to be Inuit.

Source: Ottawa Inuit Children's Centre

Inuit Dolls from Prehistory to Today

Brief introduction to the Inuit dolls history along with examples of dolls.

Source: Government of Canada; Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation (CMCC)

Inuit High Kick

Inuit, The

This page introduces readers to Inuit traditional astronomical knowledge and legends.

Source: Virtual Museum Canada

Iqqaipaa: Celebrating Inuit Art

Iqqaipaa: Celebrating Inuit Art, 1948-1970 was an exhibition of more than 150 works, designed not only to pay tribute to Inuit art but also to explore its origins.

Source: Government of Canada; Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation (CMCC)

Journey Into Time Immemorial, A

An artistic and cultural interpretation, 'A Journey into Time Immemorial' is based on the story of Xá:ytem Longhouse in Mission BC in the Fraser Valley just east of Vancouver BC.

Source: Virtual Museum of Canada (VMC)

Kichi Sibi – Tracing Our Region's Ancient History

This page offers Web resources focusing on the history, the archeologicla sites and the evolution of Kichi Sibi (Ottawa Valley).

Source: Government of Canada; Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation (CMCC)

Legacy of Hope

The purpose of this national, charitable organization is to educate and create awareness and understanding about the legacy, the effects and the intergenerational impacts of Indian residential schools.

Source: Legacy of Hope Foundation, The

Mi'kmaq, The

In The Mi'kmaq we hear the story of the lives and times of the people who were already there when Champlain arrived.

Source: Historica

Nametau Innu: Memory and Knowledge of Nitassinan

Native Dance

Native Dance contains a wealth of information on Dance Traditions from coast to coast in Canada.

Native Drums

An exciting and innovative website devoted to the rich heritage of First Nations culture and music in Canada.

Native People

This entry in the Canadian Encyclopedia provides a brief overview of the groups that make up Native peoples of Canada, and provides links to entries on numerous other Native peoples.

Source: The Canadian Encyclopedia

Native Soldiers – Foreign Battlefields

This page from Veterans Affairs Canada takes a look at the participation of Native soldiers to the First World War, the Second World War and the Korean War.

Source: Government of Canada; Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC)

Native Spirituality Guide – Community, Contract and Aboriginal Policing (PDF)

The purpose of this guide is to help police officers gain an understanding of sacred ceremonies practiced and sacred items carried by many Native people across Canada.

Source: Government of Canada; Depository Services Program (DSP)

Northern Canada Evangelical Mission

Northern Canada Evangelical Mission (NCEM) is an interdenominational faith organization seeking to bring the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the Indigenous peoples of Canada.

Northern People, Northern Knowledge – The Story of the Canadian Arctic Expedition 1913–1918

Through this virtual exhibition you can explore first-hand the rugged lands and meet the people of the Canadian Arctic.

Source: Government of Canada; Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation (CMCC)

Our Canoeing Heritage – The Canadian Canoe Museum

The Museum houses the largest collection of canoes and kayaks in the world, featuring over 600 watercraft.

Our Stories, Our Identities

Source: Winnipeg Aboriginal Film Festival

Our World – Our Way of Life

This site provides information about the Haida Nation and the Inuit Nation: origins, culture, traditions, use of forests, sea and water, etc.

Source: Government of Canada; Virtual Museum of Canada (VMC)

Playthings and Curios: Historic Inuit Art

Part of the Canadian Museum of Civilization website, these pages document pieces of Inuit art collected between the 1770s and 1948.

Source: Government of Canada; Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation (CMCC)

Project for the Protection and Repatriation of First Nation Cultural Heritage

This website is designed to provide you with updated information about the progress of the project and information that will help those working on repatriation and protection issues.

Source: University of Alberta

Project Naming

The goal of Project Naming is the identification of Inuit portrayed in some of the photographic collections of Library and Archives Canada in Ottawa.

Source: Government of Canada; Library and Archives Canada

Researching Your Aboriginal Ancestry – Canadian Genealogy Centre

Helps Canadians undertaking aboriginal genealogical research in the archival documentation at Library and Archives Canada.

Source: Government of Canada; Library and Archives Canada

Spirit and Intent – Understanding Aboriginal Treaties

This temporary exhibition at Library and Archives Canada, in Ottawa, from September 24, 2007 to March 24, 2008, features a large selection of treaty documents and artifacts dating from the 1600s to the 1990s.

Source: Government of Canada; Library and Archives Canada

Statement of Principles for Ethical Conduct Pertaining to Aboriginal Peoples

This document presents a Statement of Principles that guides members of the Association in their relationships with Aboriginal peoples.

Source: Canadian Archaeological Association

Sun Dance

Source: Wikipedia

Virtual Museum of Métis History and Culture, The

The Virtual Museum of Métis History and Culture provides children and youth with the opportunity to explore Metis history and culture.

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