The Picture Gallery of Canadian History Vol. I
Title: The Picture Gallery of Canadian History Vol. I
Author: C. W. Jefferys
Publisher: Toronto, Ryerson, 1942. 262 p. Illus.
Indians, hidden under wolf skins, crawl near enough to shoot them with bows and arrows.
Early pictures of Bison. From Hennipin's travels, 1683
Hunting buffalo on snow shoes. Above drawings by George Carlin, about 1837.
Driving buffalo into a pound...
Cartier thus describes Hochelaga:
"The village is circular and is completely enclosed by a wooden palisade in three tiers like a pyramid. The top one is built crosswise, the middle one perpendicular...
There were two types: Angular and domed. The framework of the former was made by settings poles in the ground at an angle to form a cone. The other was made by tying branches together to form a dome. They were called wigwams.
The clothing of the Indians varied according to the nature of the country which they inhabited. In addition to the skins of fur-bearing animals, which they used as robes, they also fashioned garments fitted to the body.