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Arctic Exodus

ISBN: 771591284
Author: North, Dick
18.95


Arctic Revolution

ISBN: 1550022067
Author: Hamilton, John David
19.99
Traces the events and movements that have altered the NWT between 1953 and 1994. Interviews with Dene, Metis and Inuit.


Barren Lands

ISBN: 716740265
Author: KRAJICK, KEVIN
42
The story of the epic search for diamonds in the North American Arctic.


Coppermine Journey of Journals of Hearne

ISBN: 771066902
Author: Mowat, Farley
5.95
The story of Samuel Hearne's Journey across the north.


Death of Albert Johnson Mad Trapper of R

ISBN: 1894384032
Author: Heritage House Publishing
8.95
An account of the Albert Johnson affair, the North's most famous criminal.


Dehcho Mom, We've Been Discovered

ISBN: 929120000
Author: Dene Cultural Ins
17.75
The importance of Alexander Mackenzie's role in history is put into perspective by various Dene elders.


Dene Spruce Root Basketry

ISBN: 660188309
Author: MARIE, SUZAN
19.95
Details the project to revive the craft of coiled spruce root baskets once common place in Dene homes. Detailed descriptions and illustrations in basket making.


Drum Songs - Glimpses of Dene History

ISBN: 773511504
Author: Abel, Kerry
29.95
Western Arctic History. Follows the Dene from pre-historic times through the present day. Comprehensive history.


Dying for Gold

ISBN: 6386318
Author: Selleck, Lee
18
An in depth coverage of the events that led to the Giant Mine strike and subsequent murders. Valuable reference in the history of Canadian Labour relations.


Dying for Gold - Yellowknife Giant Strike

ISBN: 2557541
Author: Selleck, Lee
28
An in depth coverage of the events that led to the Giant Mine strike and subsequent murders.Valuable reference in the history of Canadian labour relations.


Frozen in Time

ISBN: 1550546163
Author: Beattie, Owen
19.95
Beattie recounts the story of finding and exhuming the bodies of members of the Franklin Expedition, and reveals new facts found through use of forensic science


Great Bear

ISBN: 919315038
Author: Watt, F.B.
18.95
History of depression days prospecting around great bear Lake


History of the Original Peoples

ISBN: 773508805
Author: Crowe, Keith J.
27.95
Good basic history and pre-history of northern aboriginal people. Suitable for use in high school.


Mad Trapper of Rat River

ISBN: 773673075
Author: North, Dick
5.95
Popular telling of this well known northern story.


Our Elders - Nahecho Keh O/S

ISBN: 969284616
Author: Thom, M/Blondin-Townsend,
16.95
out of print


Reaching North

ISBN: 889951705
Author: Bastedo, Jamie
16.95
From a northern author tales to celebrate the northern wilderness.


Return to the Drum

ISBN: 1896300316
Author: MORRIS, MIGGS WYNNE
24.95
Wriiten in two parts. The first chri=onciles th life of a young welsh teacher in Fort franklin in 1965. The second part her return to that village now called Deline in 1995.


Sacred Hunt

ISBN: 1550548859
Author: PELLY, DAVID
34.95
Tells of the traditional Inuit seal hunting, show the dependency between the seal and the Inuit and the legend and ritual that have grown up around this dependency.


Survivor

ISBN: 921835167
Author: Tadman, Peter
14.95
out of print


Third Suspect - Giant Mine Massacre

ISBN: 889951314
Author: STAPLES, D/OWENS, G.
19.95
Journalists perspective of the Giant Mine strike and subsequent murder investigation. Well researched.


Trapline to Finish Line -Yellowknife's D

ISBN: 919315313
Author: Hurcomb, Fran
29.95
An illustrated history of the Canadian Championship Dog Derby held annually in Yellowknife.


When the Whalers Were Up North

ISBN: 773507027
Author: Eber, Dorothy Harley
70
Inuit memories from the eastern Arctic


Yamoria the Lawmaker - Stories of Dene

ISBN: 1896300200
Author: Blondin, George
24.95
Dene history, culture & spiritualism. Dene Elder George Blondin tells the stories of the Dene medicine man and lawmaker Yamoria.


Yellowknife Journal

ISBN: 921833628
Author: STEINBRUCK, JEAN
24.95
Northwest Company fur trader's journal, originally kept on birchbark. Chronicles winter 1802- 1803.


Yellowknife Years, The

ISBN:
Author: Decoursey, Duke
10.95
out of print



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