{"id":2326,"date":"2015-05-10T17:06:22","date_gmt":"2015-05-10T21:06:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.musee-mccord-stewart.ca\/?page_id=2326"},"modified":"2025-12-11T16:51:40","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T21:51:40","slug":"indigenous-cultures","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.musee-mccord-stewart.ca\/en\/collections\/indigenous-cultures\/","title":{"rendered":"Indigenous Cultures"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Indigenous Cultures collection is composed of over 16,000 archaeological and historical objects covering nearly 12,000 years of history<\/strong>. Eloquent examples of the material culture of First Nations, Inuit and M\u00e9tis people living primarily in Canada but also in regions of the United States, Siberia and Greenland, these items reflect the great diversity and richness of Indigenous cultures.
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Clothing and accessories<\/strong> comprise over a quarter of the historic objects; the oldest date back to the late 18th<\/sup> century while the most recent were created in the 21st<\/sup> century. The collection also features everyday objects<\/strong>, mainly from the 19th<\/sup> and early 20th<\/sup> centuries: bowls, spoons, baskets and other domestic items, weapons of war, hunting and fishing equipment, materials related to transportation, as well as masks, drums and other ceremonial objects. Many items exemplify the creative integration of Indigenous forms and Euro-Canadian styles.<\/p>\n

Objects from the Arctic regions represent one of the largest parts of the collection, thanks to their geographical and historical scope, while those from the Eastern Woodlands and the Northwest Coast are among the most outstanding for their age and rarity.<\/p>\n

The collection includes over 8,500 archaeological objects<\/strong>, such as potsherds and stone and bone tools. These articles were found across Canada and the Northeastern US, but mostly in Ontario and Quebec.<\/p>\n