Aboriginal Ontario: Historical Perspectives on the First Nations

Front Cover
Edward S. Rogers, Donald B. Smith
Dundurn Press, 1994 - Algonquian Indians - 448 pages
Aboriginal Ontario: Historical Perspectives on the First Nations contains seventeen essays on aspects of the history of the First Nations living within the present-day boundaries of Ontario. This volume review the experience of both the Algonquian and Iroquoian peoples in Southern Ontario, as well as the Algonquians in Northern Ontario. The first section describes the climate and landforms of Ontario thousands of years ago. It includes a comprehensive account of the archaeologists' contributions to our knowledge of the material culture of the First Nations before the arrival of the Europeans. The essay sint he second and third sections look respectively at the Native peoples of Southern Ontario and Northern Ontario, from 1550 to 1945. The final section looks at more recent developments. The volume includes numerous illustrations and maps, as well as an extensive bibliography.

From inside the book

Contents

Huron Petun and Neutral
41
Algonquin Nipissing
64
The Five Later Six Nations Confederacy 15501784
79
Copyright

10 other sections not shown

Other editions - View all

Common terms and phrases

Bibliographic information