ethnology

Discusses how archaeologists have used mummies, ancient burial grounds, and artifacts to reconstruct the history of the Pazyryk horsemen of Siberia; includes illustrations, photographs, and maps.

Chronicles the history of immigration to Canada, from the founding of the first permanent French colony at Quebec in 1608 to the adoption of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act in 2001.

Presents a country-by-country survey of the peoples of North and South America, including both indigenous and immigrant, discussing each group's religion, myth, and ritual, homes, clothing, language, health and education, food, family and social life, arts and crafts, and music and dance. Includes general and topic specific indexes.

Rhythmic text and illustrations introduce a variety of West African ceremonial masks and their meaning.

The story of the Pacific journey by six men on a raft insearch of the path taken by Kon-Tiki, a white voyager, 1500 years before.

Discusses various aspects of birth, childhood, economics, marriage, family relationships, politics, society, religion, and art common to many native African people.

Describes in text and photographs how nature dictates the way of life for people in six different regions of Africa.

A wide-ranging exploration of the cultures, beliefs, traditions of the people who inhabit our planet. Recommended web-sites are given for further investigation of subjects.