First Peoples of Canada offers readers a rare opportunity to experience a celebrated exhibition that has toured the world, yet has never been shown in Canada. This beautifully designed, full-colour book presents a collection of 150 archaeological and ethnographic objects produced by Canada’s Indigenous Peoples – including some that are roughly 12,000 years old – that represent spectacular expressions of creativity and ingenuity.

Foreword / Douglas Cardinal -- Introduction / Jean-Luc Pilon and Nicholette Prince -- A bastion of our past: a short history of the Canadian Museum of Civilization / Jean-Luc Pilon, Nicholette Prince, and Ian Dyck -- The Canadian Museum of Civilization's collection of First Peoples' artifacts and art / Andrea Laforet -- First Nations of Canada / Eldon Yellowhorn -- First peoples of Canada: masterworks from the Canadian Museum of Civilization.