Title | Northwind dreaming: Fort Chipewyan, 1788-1988: catalogue of an exhibition held at the Provincial Museum of Alberta |
Publication Type | Book |
Year of Publication | 1989 |
Authors | McCormack, P. A. |
Publication Language | en |
Keywords | commercial industry, Fort Chipewyan, fur-trade, material culture, missionaries, northern transportation, religious traditions, traditional hunting, trapping and fishing activities, Treaty 8 |
Abstract | This is not an article but rather a commemoration written in 1988 of the 200th anniversary of Fort Chipewyan. McCormack reviews the founding of this northern Alberta community by Peter Pond of the North West Company to facilitate the westward expansion of the fur trade. This historic account includes the founding of Fort Chipewyan, the fur trade, Treaty 8, Missionaries, Commercial Industry, northern transportation, religious traditions, and traditional hunting, trapping and fishing activities. The lifestyles of the Cree, Chipewyan, and Métis residents, as well as those of the European settlers are described. Both colour and black and white photographs of Fort Chipewyan scenes, historic maps, tools, and traditional crafts are described and exhibited throughout this book. Her commemoration concludes with a modern look at Fort Chipewyan and a positive outlook for its future. |
Notes | A government commissioned commemoration book of the 200th anniversary of Fort Chipewyan, Alberta |
Locational Keywords | Fort Chipewyan, Alberta |
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Group | CEMA |
Citation Key | 24652 |