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Time-depth of the Western Woods Cree occupation of Northern Ontario, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan
Papers of the ... Algonquian Conference • 18 • Published In 1987 • Pages: 187-200
By: Meyer, David (David A.).
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Ethnohistorical studies indicate that the Western Woods Crees, at the time of Euro-American contacts, occupied the Boreal Forest of northern and northwestern Ontario as well as of northern Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Since Selkirk pottery was made in these areas through to the inception of the fur trade period, the author concludes that on the whole this pottery was made by the Crees and their immediate ancestors although on the southern and eastern fringes of Cree territory, Selkirk ceramics could have been adopted by some Assiniboines and Ojibwas. Supportive evidence in this regard is provided by Radisson's observation of pottery in use in a camp which was largely conposed of Crees. In addition, there are some statements by Crees that their ancestors did make pottery and some supportive linguistic data as well(p. 196).
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Western Woods Cree
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2000
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- North America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Arctic and Subarctic
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- John Beierle ; 2006
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1973-1974
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1690-1720
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- northern Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Canada
- NotesAdditional notes
- David Meyer
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-200)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 91640225
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Cree Indians