Early hunter/gatherer societies have traditionally been considered basically egalitarian in nature. This assumption, however, has been challenged by contemporary archaeological and anthropological research, which has demonstrated that many of these societies had complex social, economic, and political structures. This volume considers two British Columbia Native communities -- the Lillooet and Shuswap communities of Fountain and Pavilion - and traces their development into complex societies. The authors explore the relation between resource characteristics and hunter/gatherer adaptations and examine the use of fish, animal, and plant species, documenting their availability and the techniques used in their gathering, processing, and storing. The book also shows how cultural practices, such as raiding, potlatching, and stewardship of resources, can be explained from a cultural ecological point of view. An important contribution to the study of hunting and gathering cultures in the Northwest, this book is the most detailed examination of the subsistence base of a particular hunting and gathering group to date. Its exploration of the reasons why complex hunting and gathering societies emerge, as well as the ecological relationships between cultures and resources, will make an important contribution to the study of cultural ecology and contemporary archaeology.
- Bibliography, etc. Note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Control Number Identifier
- CaOOCEL
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 971.1/3100497/7
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 20
- General Note
- Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
- Geographic Area Code
- n-cn-bc
- ISBN
- 9780774854139
- LCCN
- E99.L4
- LCCN Item number
- C66 1992eb
- Modifying agency
- CaBNVSL
- Original cataloging agency
- CaBNVSL
- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (xv, 568 p.)
- Published in
- Canada
- Publisher or Distributor Number
- CaOOCEL
- Rights
- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
- System Control Number
- (CaBNVSL)jme00326369 (OCoLC)144144531 (CaOOCEL)404140
- System Details Note
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
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- CaBNVSL
Table of Contents
- Contents 6
- Figures, Plates, and Tables 8
- Preface and Acknowledgments 14
- 1 Introduction: Ecology and Culture 20
- 2 Environmental Units 64
- 3 A Reconstruction of Prehistoric Land Use in the Mid-Fraser River Area Based on Ethnographic Data 116
- 4 Salmon Availability, Technology, and Cultural Adaptation in the Fraser River Watershed 194
- 5 Fraser Lillooet Salmon Fishing 239
- 6 Stl'átl'imx (Fraser River Lillooet) Fishing 283
- 7 Traditional and Contemporary Land and Resource Use by Ts'kw'ayláxw and Xáxli'p Bands 372
- 8 Plant Resources of the Stl'átl'imx (Fraser River Lillooet) People: A Window into the Past 422
- 9 The Cultural Ecology of Hunting and Potlatches among the Lillooet Indians 487
- 10 Conflict and Salmon on the Interior Plateau of British Columbia 523
- 11 Conclusions: Ecology and Complex Hunter/Gatherers 542
- INDEX 582
- A 582
- B 582
- C 582
- D 582
- E 582
- F 583
- G 583
- H 583
- I 583
- K 583
- L 583
- M 583
- N 583
- O 583
- P 584
- R 584
- S 584
- T 585
- U 585
- V 585
- W 585
