Slaves, chiefs and labour on the northern northwest coast

World Archaeology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-17

  Ames, Kenneth M ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; ECONOMIC HISTORY; HUNTER-GATHERER; SLAVE;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA;

EID: 0034935265     PISSN: 00438243     EISSN: 14701375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00438240120047591     Document Type: Article

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