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Concise Place Names Of Alberta

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Author : Merrily Aubrey
language : en
Publisher: Calgary : University of Calgary Press
Release Date : 2006

Concise Place Names Of Alberta written by Merrily Aubrey and has been published by Calgary : University of Calgary Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with History categories.

Toponymy, the study of place names, can provide a wealth of interesting information about a particular region. This new abridged volume of Alberta place names includes entries for a select number (about a quarter) of officially named cultural and geographical features in the province. The entries are arranged alphabetically for easy reference and include all incorporated bodies such as cities, towns, villages, summer villages, and rural municipalities; mountains over 3,000 metres; and rivers and major lakes. Information on the background of geographical naming in Canada and Alberta is also included. Illustrated with black and white photographs, Concise Place Names of Alberta is an excellent reference for those who wish to learn about the history and geography of Alberta through its place names.

The Concise Dictionary Of World Place Names

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Author : John Everett-Heath
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2019-09-19

The Concise Dictionary Of World Place Names written by John Everett-Heath and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-09-19 with Reference categories.

This unique and informative dictionary explores the history, meanings, and origin of place names around the world. In over 11,000 entries it covers an enormous geographical range, including continents, countries, islands, cities, mountains, rivers, and much more. Key historical facts are incorporated into each entry, as well as a record of the place name in the local language for an accurate and comprehensive account. For this fifth edition, 134 entirely new entries have been added, including Byzantine Empire, Lac qui Parle, Nasr, Sauk City, and Yekaterinogradskaya. Existing entries have also been fully updated to reflect recent socio-political and geographical changes, most notably in Eswatini and Northern Macedonia. In addition to the entries themselves, the dictionary contains invaluable supplementary content to support the text. There is a glossary of foreign word elements which appear in place names, as well as a list of personalities and leaders who have influenced the naming of places around the world.

Searching For Mary Sch Ffer

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Author : Colleen Skidmore
language : en
Publisher: University of Alberta
Release Date : 2017-10-13

Searching For Mary Sch Ffer written by Colleen Skidmore and has been published by University of Alberta this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-10-13 with Photography categories.

Mary Schäffer was a photographer, writer, botanical painter, and mapmaker from Philadelphia, well known for her travels in the Canadian Rockies and Japan at the turn of the twentieth century. In Searching for Mary Schäffer, Colleen Skidmore takes up Schäffer’s own resonant themes—women and wilderness, travel and science—to ask new questions, tell new stories, and reassess the persona of Mary Schäffer imagined in more recent times. Public and private archival collections in the United States and Canada set the stage for this engrossing exploration of Schäffer’s creative, collaborative, and competitive enterprise amid the cultural complexities of Philadelphia’s science and photography communities, and the scientific, tourist, and Indigenous societies of the Rocky Mountains of Canada. “In this impressive book, Colleen Skidmore uses her considerable skills as a social historian of photography to shed new light on the remarkable life of Mary Schäffer. She knows the stories, the characters, and presents a social history that is fresh and convincing. Skidmore’s conclusion is brilliant and will certainly serve as a catalyst for further research and study of Mary Schäffer.” Donna Livingstone, President and CEO, Glenbow Museum

Old Man S Playing Ground

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Author : Gabriel M. Yanicki
language : en
Publisher: University of Ottawa Press
Release Date : 2014-03-27

Old Man S Playing Ground written by Gabriel M. Yanicki and has been published by University of Ottawa Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-03-27 with Social Science categories.

Oral traditions of the Piikáni, together with textual records spanning centuries, reveal the enduring cultural significance of prehistoric intergroup trading and gaming grounds. When Hudson’s Bay Company surveyor Peter Fidler made contact with the Ktunaxa at the Gap of the Oldman River in the winter of 1792, his Piikáni guides brought him to the river’s namesake. These were the playing grounds where Napi, or Old Man, taught the various nations how to play a game as a way of making peace. In the centuries since, travelers, adventurers, and scholars have recorded several accounts of Old Man’s Playing Ground and of the hoop-and-arrow game that was played there. Although it has been destroyed, much can be learned from an interdisciplinary study of Old Man’s Playing Ground. Oral traditions of the Piikáni and other First Nations of the Northwest Plains and Interior Plateau, together with textual records spanning centuries, show it to be a place of enduring cultural significance irrespective of its physical remains. Knowledge of the site and the hoop-and-arrow game played there is widespread, in keeping with historic and ethnographic accounts of multiple groups meeting and gambling at the site. In this work, oral tradition, history, and ethnography are brought together with a geomorphic assessment of the playing ground’s most probable location—a floodplain scoured and rebuilt by floodwaters of the Oldman—and the archaeology of adjacent prehistoric campsite DlPo-8. Taken together, the locale can be understood as a nexus for cultural interaction and trade, through the medium of gambling and games, on the natural frontier between peoples of the Interior Plateau and Northwest Plains. When Hudson’s Bay Company surveyor Peter Fidler made contact with the Ktunaxa at the Gap of the Oldman River in the winter of 1792, his Piikáni guides brought him to the river’s namesake. These were the playing grounds where Napi, or Old Man, taught the various nations how to play a game as a way of making peace. In the centuries since, travelers, adventurers, and scholars have recorded several accounts of Old Man’s Playing Ground and of the hoop-and-arrow game that was played there. Although it has been destroyed, much can be learned from an interdisciplinary study of Old Man’s Playing Ground. Oral traditions of the Piikáni and other First Nations of the Northwest Plains and Interior Plateau, together with textual records spanning centuries, show it to be a place of enduring cultural significance irrespective of its physical remains. Knowledge of the site and the hoop-and-arrow game played there is widespread, in keeping with historic and ethnographic accounts of multiple groups meeting and gambling at the site. In this work, oral tradition, history, and ethnography are brought together with a geomorphic assessment of the playing ground’s most probable location—a floodplain scoured and rebuilt by floodwaters of the Oldman—and the archaeology of adjacent prehistoric campsite DlPo-8. Taken together, the locale can be understood as a nexus for cultural interaction and trade, through the medium of gambling and games, on the natural frontier between peoples of the Interior Plateau and Northwest Plains. Publlished in English.

Naming Edmonton

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Author : Merrily K. Aubrey
language : en
Publisher: University of Alberta
Release Date : 2004-07-15

Naming Edmonton written by Merrily K. Aubrey and has been published by University of Alberta this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-07-15 with History categories.

With over 1300 sites, 300 photographs, and detailed maps, Naming Edmonton gives life to the personal stories and the significant events that mark this city. Use this comprehensive local history as a guide to revisit Edmonton’s streets, parks, neighbourhoods, and bridges in an exploration of the signs of our origins and our times.

Canoma News And Views Concerning Canadian Toponymy

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1995

Canoma News And Views Concerning Canadian Toponymy written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Names, Geographical categories.

Dictionary Catalog Of The Department Library

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Author : United States. Department of the Interior. Library
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1969

Dictionary Catalog Of The Department Library written by United States. Department of the Interior. Library and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1969 with Library catalogs categories.

The Macmillan Book Of Canadian Place Names

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Author : William B. Hamilton
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1978

The Macmillan Book Of Canadian Place Names written by William B. Hamilton and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1978 with History categories.

The map of Canada reveals a rich tapestry of place names that provides much insights into our nation's history. Anyone browsing through this book will learn a great deal about the cultural and social development of the country, and the political issues and attitudes that shaped it. Throughout the book you will find evidence of the country's varied linguistic and folk heritage in such place names as Port aux Basques and Cobequid, the Miramichi and Green Gables, Sept IIes and Sorel, HaHa Bay and the Gatineau, Glencoe and Mississauga, Niagara and Fergus, Gimli and Flin Flon, Swift Current and Esterhazy, Whiskey Gap and Drumheller, Uranium City and Axel Heiberg Island, Kelowna and Nanaimo. Based on the latest research and information available, this book provides a broad-ranging view of place names in all ten provinces and in the Yukon and Northwest Territories. It includes cities, towns, and villages of more than one thousand in population, as well as lakes, rivers, mountains, and other physical features, and names with special historical or general interest. With more than twenty-five hundred entries, it is an outstanding work of reference for schools and libraries that will also be welcomed by historians, geographers, and all those who are fascinated by Canada's rich heritage of place names.

Dictionary Of Canadian Biography Dictionaire Biographique Du Canada

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Author : Ramsay Cook
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 1966

Dictionary Of Canadian Biography Dictionaire Biographique Du Canada written by Ramsay Cook and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1966 with Biography & Autobiography categories.

Internet version contains all the information in the 14 volume print and CD-ROM versions; fully searchable by keyword or by browsing the name index.

Place Names Of Alberta

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Author : Alberta. Alberta Culture and Multiculturalism
language : en
Publisher: Alberta Culture and Multiculturalism and Friends of Geographical Names of Alberta Society and University of Calgary Press
Release Date : 1991

Place Names Of Alberta written by Alberta. Alberta Culture and Multiculturalism and has been published by Alberta Culture and Multiculturalism and Friends of Geographical Names of Alberta Society and University of Calgary Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with Alberta categories.