Search Results: Aboriginal Peoples of North America from Dale Cournoyer Books

Victoria,B.C.: Sono Nis Press, 1989. First Edition . Cloth. Fine/Fine. 8vo. 318 pgs.Bibliography.b/w illustrations,maps,diagrams. A detailed chronology of island history,well edited and referenced. A fine unread copy.

Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1998. Later Printing . Cloth. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo. 249 pgs.Bibliography.Sketch maps. First published in 1974 and considered essential reading for those interested in the history of the Canadian west before 1870..."an important study of the Assiniboine and western Cree Indians who inhabited southern Manitoba and Saskatchewan.

Toronto: Waddington's, 2004. First Edition . Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket. Heavy 4to. Unpaginated. 893 lots, each with colour photo, description and auction estimate. Prices realized sheet included.

Toronto: Waddington's, 2004. First Edition . Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket. 4to. Unpaginated. 714 lots, each with colour photo, description and auction estimate. Prices realized sheet included.

British Columbia: Kitwancool, Kitsegukla, & Kitwanga Indian Bands, 1979. First Edition . Soft cover. Vg/No Jacket. 4to. 184 pgs.b/w photos & diagrams. Book 1. Unused and designed as a school workbook: First in a series of four Gitksan language books featuring Western Gitksan as spoken in Kitwancool, Kitsegukla, & Kitwanga; introducing the way to write and pronounce Gitksan, basic grammatical structures, and an extended vocabulary, suitable for anyone beginning the study of the Gitksan language, but primarily intended for grades 4 to 6.

London: Archibald Constable , 1907. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo. 263 pgs. 32 photo plates. Folding map at end. A very good copy with bookplate and name to front endpaper. Light scuffs to blue cloth; corners gently bumped. A seminal study on the life and beliefs of the Salish people. (Whale 609. Edwards & Lort 1728)

Toronto: The Church of England Publishing Co., 1897. First Edition . Hardcover. Vg/No Jacket. 166 pgs. b/w illustrs. and small sketch map. Expect a little brown toning to page edges and light soiling to preliminary pages. No names or bookplates.

Seattle: Seattle Art Museum with University Of Washington Press, 2008. First Edition . Soft cover. Fine. Heavy 4to. 280 pgs. Colour and b/w photos throughout. A fine copy. "S'abadeb,The Gifts, captures the essence of Coast Salish culture through its artistry, oral traditions, and history. Developed in conjunction with the first extensive exhibition of the art and culture of the Coast Salish peoples of Washington State and British Columbia, the book traces the development of Salish art from prehistory to the present. Sculpture in wood, stone, and bone - including monumental house posts - as well as expertly crafted basketry, woven regalia, and works in glass, print media, and painting showcase a sweeping artistic tradition and its contemporary vibrant manifestations.

Vancouver: Douglas & McIntyre, 1991. 1st Canadian Edition . Decorative Cloth. Fine/Fine. Heavy 4to. 489 pgs. Bibliography. Multiple b/w photo illustrs.,diagrams and text drawings. Endpaper maps. Published as number 70 in the Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History. A detailed study of history,customs and social life of the Tlingit. Emmons unfinished anthropological papers were edited and added to by de Laguna over a thirty year period to provide the most detailed and important study of this West Coast tribe. Extra shipping charges required for this heavier item.

Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1948. First Edition . Cloth. G+/Vg. Small 4to. 151 pgs.b/w photo illustrs.Light wear around the edges,covers browned.Cloth pucker to front cover.Inside pages also browned around the edges.Clipped dj with a little wear to spine tips.Great photos from established preservation totem parks of S.E.Alaska,telling the history and the stories of the totems.