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First Nations Cultures Before Contact

The Canadian Museum of Civilization displays objects from First Nations cultures across Canada: http://www.civilization.ca/cmc/exhibitions/tresors/ethno/etb0000e.shtml

The University of Calgary provides online summaries through the First Nations history online library:
http://www.ucalgary.ca/applied_history/tutor/firstnations/sitemap.html

 

The Canadian Encyclopedia includes several articles about the native peoples of Canada: http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0005642 

There are separate articles for each of the following groups: ABENAKI; AHOUSAHT; ALGONQUIN; ASSINIBOINE; ATTIKAMEK; BAFFIN ISLAND INUIT; BEARLAKE; BEAVER; BEOTHUK; BLACKFOOT; BLACKFOOT NATION; BLOOD; CARIBOU INUIT; CARRIER; CAYUGA; CENTRAL COAST SALISH; CHICKLISET; CHILCOTIN; CHIPEWYAN; CLAYOQUOT; COPPER INUIT; CREE; DAKOTA; DENE NATION; DITIDAHT; DOGRIB; EHATTESAHT; GITKSAN; HAIDA; HAN; HARE; HEILTSUK (Bella Bella); HESQUIAHT; HURON; IGLULIK INUIT; INNU; INUIT; IROQUOIS; KABLOONA; KASKA; KITAMAAT; KOOTENAY; GWICH'IN; KWAKIUTL; Kyuquot; LABRADOR INUIT; MACKENZIE INUIT; MALISEET; METIS; MICMAC; MOHAWK; MONTAGNAIS-NASKAPI; MOWACHAHT MUCHALAHT; NAHANI; NASKAPI; NETSILIK INUIT; NEUTRAL; NICOLA-SIMILKAMEEN; NISHGA; NOOTKA; NORTHERN GEORGIA STRAIT COAST SALISH; NUTCHATLAHT; NUXALK (Bella Coola); NUU-CHAH-NULTH (Nootka); OJIBWA; ONEIDA; ONONDAGA; OPETCHESAHT; OTTAWA; PACHEENAHT; PEIGAN; PETUN; SADLERMIUT INUIT; SALISH, COASTAL; SALISH, INTERIOR; SARCEE; SEKANI; SENECA; SHESHAHT; SIOUX; SIX NATIONS; SLAVEY (SLAVE); STONEY; TAGISH; TAHLTAN; TLINGIT, INLAND; TOQUAHT; TSETSAUT; TSIMSHIAN; TUTCHONE; UCHUCKLESAHT; UCLUELET; UNGAVA INUIT; YELLOWKNIFE.

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