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Group of Mi'kmaq in front of a wigwam at their camp in Elmsdale, Nova Scotia. Photo: E.R. Faribault / Geological Survey of Canada / LAC / a039862

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The Mi’kmaq People of Nova Scotia

Long before John Cabot arrived on the shores of Newfoundland in 1497, Mi’kmaq People occupied what we now know as the Atlantic provinces. Mi’kmaq...

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Bentwood box by Kwakwaka’wakw artist Bruce Alfred. Photo: A.Davey, Flickr

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A Brief History of the Haida Bentwood Box

Haida Bentwood boxes were made in many different sizes in the old days, with various types of wood being used depending on the purpose of the box but...

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Bob Joseph on dogsleds in Alaska

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The Inuit Dog and My Adventure Outside Whitehorse, Yukon

Earlier this week I delivered a pre-conference Working Effectively with Indigenous Peoples® training session at the 3rd annual Yukon First Nations...

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Thunderbird mask, Audain Museum, Whistler, British Columbia. Photo: Thomas Quine, Flickr.

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Aboriginal Images and Symbols

A question comes up from time to time about the use of Aboriginal images and symbols in organizational logo design and/or presentations. There are...

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Nakwakto pictographs

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Indigenous Peoples Did Not Have Written Languages

Many Indigenous Peoples of North America did not have written languages and instead relied on oral histories to pass down their traditions and...

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black and red painted canoe on water

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Indigenous Peoples Did Not Have Wheels

Indigenous Peoples did not have wheels at the time of the arrival of Christopher Columbus and were therefore, according to widely held belief, living...

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