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Ethnic Group: Burrard Band of the Tsleil-Waututh First Nation. Considered to be part of the Coastal Salish. The reserve is about 3km east of the 2nd Narrows Bridge, via Dollarton Highway in North Vancouver. The reserve is near but not quite on Indian…

Nisga'a people have a long history of negotiations with British Columbia's Provincial Government. Over the past couple of years the Canadian Media has picked up the Nisga'a story. Their extensive coverage has both informed the public of the facts surro…

Hager ethnographically records some of the traditions and customs of the Micmac people. After a short introduction including the methods of collecting the data, as well as information about its source, Hager jumps right into a description of…

Critique of the Anthropology of Japan" from the Annual Review of Anthropology is an example of an article focusing on issues of feminist anthropology. She writes her article with a modern look at feminist anthropology where both males and females…

originates from the mind. Everything in life, Whether physical or spiritual, originates from thought energy. The power of the mind is as unlimited as the universe itself. A thought of love and generosity brings benefit to mankind; a thought of…

of the women while their lords were engaged in the really serious business of the chase" (Childe 1965:82). Opinions and thoughts such as this dominated the minds of early theorists for many years. This is particularly humorous as Childe attributes…

at Catal Huyuk. Introduction and outline Catal Hoyuk is a key site in the study of early urban centers in the Near East. The site, which dates to the Neolithic, is one of the earliest sites where evidence for early agriculture and large-scale settlem…

an emphasis on the female figurines that have been found at the site. The figurines, originally interpreted as being religious idols for a Goddess cult, vary in size, shape and quality of design. The discussion that follows stems from this evidence.…

popular magazines and scholarly journals. In academic research it is important to distinguish between both types. While each is valuable in research, most academic work will favour scholarly sources over popular ones. In order to compare these two…

a small war fought during the Civil War and others claim it was a useless war that lost thousands of men in simple haste--what they dont know is The Battle of Spotsylvania contributed its key factor to the victory for the North, it not only bombed…