Early Canadian anthropologists collected documents, photographs, and artifacts of Indigenous peoples and "folk" cultures in Quebec to "preserve" them based on the mistaken belief that these cultures would soon die out.

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Early Canadian anthropologists, influenced by contemporary theories and the colonial context, collected materials from Indigenous peoples and "folk" cultures under the assumption that these cultures were vanishing due to the impacts of colonization and modernization. This was part of a broader trend in anthropology at the time, which sought to document and preserve what was perceived as disappearing traditional ways of life.

Early Canadian Anthropologists Collected Documents, Photographs, and Artifacts of Indigenous