Technology, material culture and the well-being of Aboriginal peoples of Canada

Journal of Material Culture

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 77-97

  Guindon, François ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Colonialism; Cree; cultural heritage; healing; Mistissini

Indexed keywords

COLONIALISM; CULTURAL HERITAGE; CULTURAL HISTORY; IDEOLOGY; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; MATERIAL CULTURE;

CANADA; MISTISSINI; QUEBEC [CANADA];

EID: 84923233829     PISSN: 13591835     EISSN: 14603586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359183514566415     Document Type: Article

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