Adjusting our perceptions: Historical and archaeological evidence of winter on the Plains of Western Canada

Plains Anthropologist

Volumn 41, Issue 158, 1996, Pages 333-357

  Malainey, Mary E ^a   Sherriff, Barbara L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bison; Hunter gatherers; Seasonal rounds; Western Canada

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000703845     PISSN: 00320447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/2052546.1996.11931810     Document Type: Review

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