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Salamis of Cyprus
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 778

Salamis of Cyprus

In May 2015 an international conference organised by the University of Cyprus and the Cypriot Department of Antiquities was held in Nicosia - a conference, which could well be called the largest ever symposium on ancient Salamis. During the three-day event some 60 scholars from many countries presented their current research on this important and spectacular archaeological site on the east coast of the island of Cyprus. Two generations of scholars met in Nicosia during the conference: an older one, whose relationship with ancient Salamis can be characterized as very direct, since many representatives of that generation had actively participated in the extremely productive excavations at that...

Folk narrative among Ukrainian-Canadians in western Canada
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 157

Folk narrative among Ukrainian-Canadians in western Canada

This paper presents a survey of the Ukrainian-Canadian folk narrative corpus as recorded in Western Canada in the 1960s. The four introductory chapters discuss the various changes illustrated by the collected field materials. A total of seventy-four selected folk narratives and other samples of oral traditions appear in the appendices.

A grammar of Akwesasne Mohawk
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 258

A grammar of Akwesasne Mohawk

Presentation of the general characteristics of Mohawk; definition of the word and word formation, completed by a discussion of the phonemics and morphonemics. The major part of the grammar is concerned with the structure and use of the words.

Middle ground
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 61

Middle ground

The Hare of Colville Lake, an isolated community in the Northwest Territories, lead a nomadic way of life – hunting, fishing and trapping. This study examines their responses to recent social and technological changes.

Sarcee verb paradigms
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 57

Sarcee verb paradigms

Outline of the ways in which Sarcee verb stems can be classified into paradigmatic subclasses whose inflectional behaviours are describable as regular processes.

Canadian Centre for Folk Culture Studies annual review 1972
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 29

Canadian Centre for Folk Culture Studies annual review 1972

A summary of the activities of the Canadian Centre for Folk Culture Studies in 1972.

Ethnology Division: Annual review 1972
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 62

Ethnology Division: Annual review 1972

A summary of Ethnology Division activities in 1972.

Artifacts from the CCFCS collections
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 70

Artifacts from the CCFCS collections

This sampling of artifacts from the collections of the Canadian Centre for Folk Culture Studies represents twenty-three traditional societies. Not exhaustive, it is a combination of photographs and general remarks to illustrate which types of artifacts have particular relevance to the contemporary Canadian folk culture complex.

West Coast logging, 1840-1910
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 91

West Coast logging, 1840-1910

Utilizing anecdotal, technical, and documentary data as well as historical photographs and photographs of logging and associated artifacts curated by the Museum, the author of this text offers insights into West Coast logging from the contact period to the demise of the use of steam power in the logging industry.

Inuit adoption
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 141

Inuit adoption

Utilizing primary ethnographic evidence from Hudson Bay and documentary evidence pertaining to other regions of the Arctic, the author examines the practice of Inuit adoption. The conclusions of this study have significant ramifications with respect to understanding Inuit social organization and kinship.