Dispersion and nucleation among nineteenth century Mackenzie Basin Athapaskans: archaeological, ethnohistorical, and ethnographic interpretations

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dc.contributor.advisorKelley, N. Jane H.
dc.contributor.authorJanes, Robert R.
dc.coverage.spatial2000001360en
dc.date.accessioned2005-07-19T20:02:17Z
dc.date.available2005-07-19T20:02:17Z
dc.date.issued1976
dc.descriptionBibliography: p. 213-224.en
dc.description.abstractThe nature of EuroCanadian-Athapaskan interaction is examined in terms of settlement/subsistence behavior for the period 1778- 1900 in the Mackenzie Basin, N.W.T. The fur trade system is isolated intentionally as the primary impetus for nineteenth century Athapaskan adaptive adjustments. The stage for the problem under examination is set through a summary of the environmental and cultural contexts, including both a reconstruction of the aboriginal baseline and a developmental sequence of fur trading facilities in the Mackenzie Basin. The archaeology of nineteenth century EuroCanadian trade is then discussed in an effort to determine the factors affecting the location, distribution and maintenance of the trading establishments. This inquiry into EuroCanadian adaptation is further integrated with an examination of Athapaskan adjustments to ecological, cultural, and historical factors in the nineteenth century. This analysis focuses on 4 aspects of Athapaskan spacing behavior: dispersion, nucleation, mobility, and immobility. The result is a general interpretation of Athapaskan accommodation to the EuroCanadian trade and settlement system , specific to no particular tribal grouping. The essence of this reconstruction is the continuity exhibited between the pre-contact and nineteenth century subsistence/settlement pattern. Additional topics impinging upon this study are discussed in their appropriate context, including differential trade goods acceptance, food and fur overexploitation, pre-adaptation to the fur trade and so forth. There is an attempt to summarize some of these and other related issues in the final chapter.
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dc.format.extentxiii, 224 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.en
dc.identifier82480934en
dc.identifier.citationJanes, R. R. (1976). Dispersion and nucleation among nineteenth century Mackenzie Basin Athapaskans: archaeological, ethnohistorical, and ethnographic interpretations (Doctoral thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/13626en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/13626
dc.identifier.lccE 99 A86 J26 1975 Microficheen
dc.identifier.other82480934en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/13194
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subject.lccE 99 A86 J26 1975 Microficheen
dc.subject.lcshAthapascan Indians - History
dc.subject.lcshIndians of North America - Northwest Territories - History
dc.titleDispersion and nucleation among nineteenth century Mackenzie Basin Athapaskans: archaeological, ethnohistorical, and ethnographic interpretations
dc.typedoctoral thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineArchaeology
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophy (PhD)
ucalgary.thesis.notesPLen
ucalgary.thesis.uarcreleasenoen
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