The Sekani Indians of British Columbia - National Museum of Canada Bulletin No. 84, Anthropological Series No. 20
by Jenness, Diamond
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Ottawa: Department of Mines and Resources. Fair. 1937. First Edition. Paperback. "The Sekani Indians of northern British Columbia centre today around two posts of the Hudson's Bay Company, Fort McLeod on McLeod Lake and Fort Grahame on Finlay River. The author visited them in those places during the summer of 1924, spending three weeks on McLeod Lake and a week at Fort Grahame. The information obtained at that time forms the main subject of this report." - Preface. Chapters include: History and Subdivisions of the Sekani; Conflicts with Neighbouring Tribes; Physical Appearance and Material Culture; Social Organization; Marriage, Childhood, and Burual; Religion. Author was Canada's most distinguished anthropologist. [viii], [1]-82 glossy pages. Map. Black and white photos. Tables. Footnotes. Unmarked with somewhat above-average external wear. Front hinge taped. Back hinge open. A worthy example of this wonderfully informative study. ; Sm 4to .
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- Title
- The Sekani Indians of British Columbia - National Museum of Canada Bulletin No. 84, Anthropological Series No. 20
- Author
- Jenness, Diamond
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
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- Used - Fair
- Edition
- First Edition
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- Department of Mines and Resources
- Place of Publication
- Ottawa
- Date Published
- 1937
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- Sekani Indians, Fort McLeod, Fort Grahame, Native Peoples -- British Columbia
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