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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.).
Abstract
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).
- HRAF PubDate
- 2000
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Arctic and Subarctic
- Document Type
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle ; 2006
- Field Date
- 1973-1974
- Coverage Date
- 1690-1720
- Coverage Place
- northern Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Canada
- Notes
- David Meyer
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-200)
- LCCN
- 91640225
- LCSH
- Cree Indians