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The discrete band/discrete herd association is used to explore 8,000 years of barrenland prehistory at the Migod site, west-central Keewatin District, Northwest TerritoriesThe association appears applicable in the four traditions represented ? Agate Basin, Shield...
A number of aspects of the prehistory of northern Ontario are considered in these reports. Of central concern are the spatial variations of the Terminal Woodland ceramics and the evidence for the transition from the Laurel assemblage into Blackduck assemblage. Published...
A report on the Glenrose Cannery Site (DgRr6) which spans over 6,000 years of Fraser Delta prehistory from circa 8000 B.P. – 2000 B.P. The analysis concentrates on the reconstruction of prehistoric subsistence patterns evidenced from the site. Published in English.
An examination of the unparalleled retention of cultural traditions by Greek immigrants in the Kitsilano region of Vancouver, British Columbia. Published in English.
After a discussion of the place of material culture studies in modern anthropology, the author shows the continuity of the Caribou Inuit kayak form from the Birnik culture. The reconstruction of general kayak development is given in detail as well as a thorough coverage...
Almost 2,300 Proto-Algonquian reconstructions (including source, English gloss, and supporting forms) are included in this dictionary together with an English-Proto-Algonquian index.Published in English.
The aim of this study is to lend ethnological importance to a collection of material culture by revealing the relationship of Bella Coola ceremonialism and art with other aspects of society, offering an analytical summary of Bella Coola art style. Contemporary...
The Sixth Algonquian Conference was held in Ottawa, October 4-6, 1974. It was an inter-disciplinary conference embracing archaeology, history, ethnography and linguistics, and this collection comprises most of the papers presented. Published in English.
This monograph contains a study of the movement of a large portion of the Potawatomi tribe from the states of Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin and Michigan into Upper Canada in the period 1830-1850. It also examines the Canadian evidence to shed some light on not well...
Following limited testing in 1972, extended excavations were conducted during 1973 and 1974 of the Cactus Flower site. Ten occupations and a long series of natural stratigraphic units were defined. Although sporadic occupation during the Pelican Lake phase is apparent,...
In 1974, the Salvage Section, Archaeological Survey of Canada, National Museum of Man, instituted nine archaeological salvage projects across the country. These ranged from a brief survey of one portion of the Mackenzie Highway to the extensive survey and excavations on...
A summary of the activities of the Archaeological Survey of Canada in 1974. Published in English.
This anthropological bibliography of the Pacific Inuit area of Alaska also features an extended historical coverage for Kodiak and adjacent Islands. Many of the nearly five hundred entries are annotated. Published in English.
Papers presented at the Second Annual Conference of the Canadian Ethnology Society held in Winnipeg, Manitoba, in 1975 are offered in two volumes. The first volume includes those which were delivered in the “Myth and Culture” and “The Theory of Markedness in Social...
Activities of the Canadian Ethnology Service for 1974. Published in English.
The seventeen papers on Northern Athapaskan research in ethnology, linguistics, and archaeology published in these two volumes were presented at the National Museum of Man Northern Athapaskan Conference in March 1971.The papers are prefaced by a short introduction that...
This study of the decorative patterns on aboriginal woven and woodsplint basketry reveals the tenacious survival of basic artistic concepts of aboriginal origin. The woodsplint technique was adopted by Natives to adapt their crafts to the white market. Published in...
This volume contains a collection of seven ethnological papers. Gordon M. Day discusses the problem of improperly documented museum specimens; David Damas describes the construction of a Netsilik sled; E. Y. Arima and E. C. Hunt describe the creation of modern Kwakiutl...
The position of Lake Athabasca relative to the Plains, Boreal Forest, and Arctic physiographic zones, which have changed through time in response to climatic fluctuations, has resulted in cultures adapted to these three zones occupying areas of the lake during certain...
The evolution of the Northwest Coast cultural pattern from two different archaeological traditions, one in the north and one to the south, is discussed in terms of environmental and subsistence factors.Published in English.
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