Origins to 1608 – The experience of the Indigenous peoples and the colonization attempts

Indigenous woman fishing circa 1860, in Canada East

April 30, 2024

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A watercolour painting depicting possibly an Algonquian woman fishing. ...

Mi’kmaq hunter representation

April 30, 2024

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A modern, more ethnographically accurate 1920 update of an earlier 1796 rendition of the hunting, fishing, and gathering tools of Acadians, or what could have been the Mi'kmaq people. ...

Moccasin

April 30, 2024

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Moccasins from an Algonquian nation, 19th century. ...

Arrival of Jacques Cartier at Stadacona, 1535

April 30, 2024

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A Victorian-era watercolour illustration of Jacques Cartier's arrival in Stadacona, which was traditional Iroquoian territory in the 1500s. Note that the Iroquois had boats and were fishing in that area, but that they were known to fish even further...

Inuit group travelling with dogs and sled

April 24, 2024

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A photograph demonstrating the travel method of Inuit people, who are nomadic, during the winter months. ...

Kaktoo and family in front of their tent, Craig Harbour, 1922

April 24, 2024

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A photograph of an Inuit family that is part of a private photographic collection that was digitized for the meetings between Nunavut youth and Elders. ...

Inuit standing near snow houses

April 24, 2024

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A photograph demonstrating the dwelling of Inuit people who were nomadic. ...

Mi’kmaq wigwam, 1914

April 24, 2024

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A painting of a Mi'kmaq dwelling called a wigwam. ...

Three Montagnais, Wigwams, Murray Bay

April 24, 2024

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A painting of an Algonquian dwelling called a Wigwam. ...

Anishnabek Birchbark Pipe

April 24, 2024

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Pipes could be made from any material, including birchbark, wood and stone. Whatever the material, pipes helped to bring knowledge and peace of mind. This particular one is in the form of a miniature moose call. ...