History and Heritage Resources

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Canoe History and Heritage Resources

• Canoes of the First Nations of the Pacific Northwest

• Canoes, Lifeways, Waterways

• Canada’s Canoe Archive

• Canadian Canoe Museum

• Cultural Manoeuvres

• Dugout Canoe

• Fur Trade Canoe Routes

• Pacific Northwest Canoes

• The Canoe: A symbol of resilience, resurgence, and nationhood for Indigenous peoples.

• Traditional Canoes for Traditional Reasons

Video Resources

• Canada’s Fur Trade Rivalry: Hudson’s Bay Company vs North West Company

• How Beaver Built Canada / Hudson Bay Company vs North West Company / History / Wildlife

• The Genius Canoe Secrets of the Iroquois People

• Uncharted Territory: David Thompson on the Columbia Plateau (2009) | Documentary | KSPS PBS

• The Voyageurs

• Hudson Bay: From Fur Trade to Future Trade

• How did Polynesian Wayfinders Navigate the Pacific Ocean

Kayak History and Heritage Resources

• Traditional Kayaks by Harvey Golden - An extensive resource specifically on arctic kayak design.

• The History of the Kayak - Advisory Council On Historic Preservation

Books

• Eastern Arctic Kayaks by John D. Heath and Eugene Yuji Arima

Research Papers

• Frozen Landscapes, Dynamic Skills: An Ethnoarchaeological Study of Inuit Kayaking Enskilment and the Perception of the Environment in Greenland. An archaeological research project studying traditional kayaking in the Arctic. Conducted between 2009-2013.

• The Aleut Kayak: How Aleut Technology Shaped History

• Inuit kayaks in Canada : a review of historical records and construction, based mainly on the Canadian Museum of Civilization’s collection

• Contributions to Kayak Studies by Eugene Yuji. Arima

• Hooper Bay Kayak Construction by David W. Zimmerly

• Journal Article: The Kayak in North-Western Europe by David MacRitchie

• A Contextual Study of the Caribou Eskimo Kayak by Eugene Yuji Arima

• The Secret Life of the Sea Kayaker: An Autoethnographic Inquiry Into Sea Kayak Expeditioning by Beau Miles

• Study and Treatment of Coastal Alaskan Native Kayak Models by Judy Jungels and T. Rose Holdcraft