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Canada's first nations : a history of founding peoples from earliest times
Xwi7xwa Library, University of British Columbia

1997
Book > History
Creators
Dickason, Olive Patricia
Description
"This is a comprehensive history of Canada's original inhabitants . . . Using an interdisciplinary approach that combines history, anthropology, and archaeology, Dickason tells the story of the more than 50 nations in the territory that is now Canada, beginning with the arrival of people in North America from across the Bering Strait many thousands of years ago."

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Holding Library
Xwi7xwa Library, University of British Columbia
ISBN
019541358X; 0195412273
Statement of Responsibility
Olive Patricia Dickason.
Edition
2nd ed.
Publication Information
Toronto : Oxford University Press
Physical Description
xvii, 574 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 24 cm
Notes
Earlier edition available.
More recent editions available.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic Location and Access
Also available online (authentication may be required)
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