Aboriginal Ontario: Historical Perspectives on the First Nations

by Edward S. Rogers (Editor), Donald B. Smith (Editor)

Aboriginal Ontario: Historical Perspectives on the First Nations contains seventeen essays on aspects of the history of the First Nations living within the present-day boundaries of Ontario. This volume reviews the experience of both the Algonquian and Iroquoian peoples in Southern Ontario, as well as the Algonquians in Northern Ontario. The first section describes the climate and landforms of Ontario thousands of years ago. It includes a comprehensive account of the archaeologists' contributions to our knowledge of the material culture of the First Nations before the arrival of the Europeans. The essays in the second and third sections look respectively at the Native peoples of Southern Ontario and Northern Ontario, from 1550 to 1945. The final section looks at more recent developments. The volume includes numerous illustrations and maps, as well as an extensive bibliography.

Genres: History

448 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1994

Reviews

[T.R. Ormond]

I'm currently focused more on Quebec in my reading right now, but I will come back to this book when necessary. It is certainly a valuable introduction to some of the principle anthropological and historical research done on the First Nations of Ontario. Not the last word by any stretch, but a decent introduction.

[Wendy]

Excellent resource with numerous references, maps, photographs. I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Although some information was duplicated, it helped reinforce my understanding of the material.

[Lorraine]

I couldn't finish this book. Wasn't what I expected.