A History of the Original Peoples of Northern Canada
Keith J. Crowe
McGill-Queen’s University Press
<p>For four centuries foreign peoples have encroached upon the</p><p>ancient territories of Indians and Inuit. The uneven balance of</p><p>power is reflected in written histories that ignore or undervalue</p><p>the pre-European period, the native side of trade and exploration,</p><p>and the part played by individual native men and women.</p><p>This history has been written as a classroom text for northern</p><p>native students of early teenage, but it may serve a wider audience.</p><p>It leaves much to be desired — reflecting the inexperience of</p><p>the author and some rather bizarre working conditions. It is,</p><p>however, a beginning, and its very imperfections may arouse</p><p>other (perhaps native) authors to write with the same target and</p><p>better aim.</p><p>It is never possible to thank by name all those who collaborate</p><p>in the making of a history book. The following people have played</p><p>major and indispensable roles:</p><p>A. J. “Moose” Kerr, head of the Northern Science Research</p><p>Group, Department of Indian and Northern Affairs, approved and</p><p>nurtured the project.</p><p>Pat McCormack supplied the results of several months of</p><p>research among Athapascan peoples and much theoretical guidance.</p><p>George Diveky contributed his linguistic skill, scholarship,</p><p>and experience of life in northern Quebec. Evelyn Clarke provided</p><p>valuable summaries of historic documents.</p><p>Jacobie Ikeperiar, John Pudnak, Roy Daniels, John T’Seleie, and</p><p>Edwin Scurvey were regional researchers from Baffin Island to</p><p>the Yukon.</p><p>Graham Rowley, Alex Stevenson, and Dudley Copland volunteered</p><p>their profound experience of the north and of history writing.</p>