Haida-Gwaii (the Queen Charlotte Islands) were still relatively untouched by European exploration when, in the summer of 1878, a young geologist name George Dawson arrived there on behalf of the Geological Survey of Canada. Separated from the mainland by many kilometres of water, the islands had retained a distinct ecological and cultural envionment that reflected millennia of isolation. They were, at the time that Dawson visited them, home to many rare species of plants and animals as well as to the unique culture of the Haida people. One of the most remarkable scientists and explorers of his time, Dawson drew maps, collected fossil, plant and insect specimens, and investigated the ethnology of the Native people. His interest in Native culture is readily apparent in his personal reports and private journals, and he collected artifacts and took photographs which are well known for their early depictions of Haida villages and architecture. Yet what is most amazing is that he accomplished all this despite being physically challenged by the debilitating effects of a childhood illness. This edition of Dawson's 1878 exploration of the Queen Charlotte Islands includes a reprint of Dawson's report, On the Haida Indians of the Queen Charlotte Islands, as well as numerous photographs taken by Dawson during his explorations. The text of the 1878 journal is meticulously annotated by editors Cole and Lockner, who also provide an informative introduction which includes biographical, scientific, and ethnological details.

To the Charlottes: George Dawson's 1878 survey of the Queen Charlotte Islands (The Pioneers of British Columbia)

Dawson, George Mercer

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Report on an Exploration in the Yukon District, N.W.T., and Adjacent Northern Portion of British Columbia, 1887

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Legare Street Press

Notes On The Shuswap People Of British Columbia (1891)

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The Yukon Territory: The Narrative of W.H. Dall, Leader of the Expeditions to Alaska in 1866-1868 : The Narrative of an Exploration Made in 1887 in ... of an Exploration Made in 1896-1897, by W

Dall, William Healey

Nabu Press

Elementary Geography of the British Colonies

Sutherland, Alexander

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The Yukon Territory: the narrative of W.H. Dall, leader of the expeditions to Alaska in 1866-1868 : the narrative of an exploration made in 1887 in ... of an exploration made in 1896-1897, by

Ogilvie, William

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