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First Peoples in Canada is the third updated and revised edition of Native Peoples and Cultures of Canada.
Native Peoples and Cultures of Canada, first released in 1988, is a widely used introductory text in anthropological courses about First Nations in Canada. Written by an archaeologist this text covers the standard archaeological explanation of First Nations in Canada. Organized by culture areas, the chapters cover the First Nations of Atlantic Canada, the Iroquoians of the Eastern Woodlands, Algonquians of the Subarctic and Eastern Woodlands, The First Nations of the Plains, Plateau, and Northwest Coast areas. The First Nations of Northern Canada are described in the chapters about the Western Subarctic and the Arctic. Each of these chapters follow a similar format with introductory information about the archaeological evidence of the region, a section on specific cultural features, and brief summary of the contemporary situation and issues. The Metis are covered in a chapter devoted to the Red River Metis and the rebellion in 1885. The final chapter briefly details contemporary issues between First Nations and the Canadian government including the Indian Act, status, reserves, treaties, land claims, economic conditions, justice, education, self-government, and the constitution. Throughout the book the author has placed interesting archival photographs, illustrations of cultural material, and numerous maps as well as an index and extensive bibliography. The author has produced a comprehensive survey of First Nations of Canada and their cultural traditions. A third edition is also available under the title, First Peoples in Canada, coauthored by McMillan and Eldon Yellowhorn. |
