Historic Native American (Culture Keyword)

IMAGE Randy Peyser.

Logo developed for the Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project. Incorporates feathers into the French fleur-de-lis, symbolizing the multi-faceted interactions and negotiations between Native and European peoples that took place in the context of the fur trade at Fort St. Joseph. Blue and red are representative of the colors of the French flag.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Michael Nassaney.

Summarizes activities and results of the 2000 field season, primarily focused upon survey in the vicinity of the site of Fort St. Joseph.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Michael Nassaney.

Summarizes activities and results of the 2001 field season, primarily focused upon survey in the vicinity of the site of Fort St. Joseph.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Michael Nassaney.

Summarizes activities and results of the 2002 field season.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Michael Nassaney.

Summarizes activities and results of the 2004 field season.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Michael Nassaney.

Summarizes activities and results of the 2006 field season.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Michael Nassaney.

Summarizes the activities conducted under the auspices of the project, particularly in regards to fieldwork, public education, and public outreach from September 1, 2006 to August 31, 2007.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Erin Claussen. Meghan Cook. Amanda Brooks. Michael Nassaney.

Presents results of survey and excavations conducted by the 2007 Western Michigan University Archaeological Field School under the auspices of the Project.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Michael Nassaney.

Summarizes the activities conducted under the auspices of the project, particularly in regards to fieldwork, public education, and public outreach from September 1, 2007 to August 31, 2008. Includes a comprehensive list of Project outcomes for this time period including all presentations and publications.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Amanda Brooks. Emily Powell. Michael Nassaney.

Presents results of survey and excavations conducted by the 2008 Western Michigan University Archaeological Field School under the auspices of the Project.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Michael Nassaney.

Summarizes the activities conducted under the auspices of the project, particularly in regards to fieldwork, public education, and public outreach from September 1, 2008 to August 31, 2009. Includes a comprehensive list of Project outcomes for this time period including all presentations and publications.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Ian Kerr. Andrew Beaupré. Michael Nassaney.

Presents results of survey and excavations conducted by the 2009 Western Michigan University Archaeological Field School under the auspices of the Project.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Michael Nassaney.

Summarizes the activities conducted under the auspices of the project, particularly in regards to fieldwork, public education, public outreach, and laboratory analysis and collections management from September 1, 2009 to August 31, 2010. Includes a comprehensive list of Project outcomes for this time period including all presentations and publications.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Ian Kerr. Zachariah Rodriguez. Michael Nassaney.

Presents results of survey and excavations conducted by the 2010 Western Michigan University Archaeological Field School under the auspices of the Project.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Michael Nassaney.

Summarizes the activities conducted under the auspices of the project, particularly in regards to fieldwork, public education, public outreach, and laboratory analysis and collections management from September 1, 2010 to August 31, 2011. Includes a comprehensive list of Project outcomes for this time period including all presentations and publications.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Erica D'Elia. Michael Nassaney.

Presents results of survey and excavations conducted by the 2011 Western Michigan University Archaeological Field School under the auspices of the Project.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Carole A. Angus. Carl R. Falk.

National Park Service archaeological excavations at Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site from 1968 through 1972. Although a preliminary report describing the extent and nature of the excavations was produced shortly after the close of each season's fieldwork, until recently the extensive collection of artifacts and other materials recovered during that work has remained largely unanalyzed and unreported for want of sufficient funding. A systematic effort to analyze and report all...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Steven De Vore. William J. Hunt, Jr..

Fort Union served as the major trading establishment for the American Fur Company and its St. Louis descendants (Bernard Pratte and Co. and Pierre Chouteau, Jr., and Co.) on the Upper Missouri River between 1828 and 1865. In 1865, Charles Chouteau sold Fort Union to Hubble, Hawley and Smith, otherwise known as the North Western Fur Company. During its last years of existence, between 1864 and 1866, the traders shared the post's facilities with the U.S. Army, the latter utilizing Fort Union as a...

DOCUMENT Full-Text William J. Hunt, Jr..

This report is one of a series which describes the results of National Park Service archeological excavations at Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site from 1968 through 1972. Although a preliminary report describing the extent and nature of the excavations was produced shortly after the close of each season's fieldwork, until recently the extensive collection of artifacts and other materials recovered during that work has remained largely unanalyzed and unreported for want of sufficient...

DOCUMENT Full-Text William J. Hunt, Jr..

National Park Service archaeological excavations at Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site from 1968 through 1972. Although a preliminary report describing the extent and nature of the excavations was produced shortly after the close of each season's fieldwork, until recently the extensive collection of artifacts and other materials recovered during that work has remained largely unanalyzed and unreported for want of sufficient funding. A systematic effort to analyze and report all...

DOCUMENT Full-Text William J. Hunt, Jr..

National Park Service archaeological excavations at Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site from 1968 through 1972. Although a preliminary report describing the extent and nature of the excavations was produced shortly after the close of each season's fieldwork, until recently the extensive collection of artifacts and other materials recovered during that work has remained largely unanalyzed and unreported for want of sufficient funding. A systematic effort to analyze and report all...

DOCUMENT Full-Text William J. Hunt, Jr..

National Park Service archaeological excavations at Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site from 1968 through 1972. Although a preliminary report describing the extent and nature of the excavations was produced shortly after the close of each season's fieldwork, until recently the extensive collection of artifacts and other materials recovered during that work has remained largely unanalyzed and unreported for want of sufficient funding. A systematic effort to analyze and report all...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Steven De Vore. William J. Hunt, Jr..

Fort Union served as the major trading establishment for the American Fur Company and its St. Louis descendants (Bernard Pratte and Co. and Pierre Chouteau, Jr., and Co.) on the Upper Missouri River between 1828 and 1865. In 1865, Charles Chouteau sold Fort Union to Hubble, Hawley and Smith, otherwise known as the North Western Fur Company. During its last years of existence, between 1864 and 1866, the traders shared the post's facilities with the U.S. Army, the latter utilizing Fort Union as a...

DOCUMENT Full-Text William J. Hunt, Jr..

Between 1829-1865, Fort Union served as the administrative center of the Upper Missouri Outfit of the American Fur Company. After becoming a National Historic Site in 1966, the U.S. National Park Service sponsored four excavations there. Among the thousands of objects recovered were several hundred buttons. In the past, archeologists have been content to describe such mundane without attempting to analyze artifacts; e.g., place them within a social and functional contexts. This paper...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Steven De Vore.

Between 1968 and 1972, four seasons of archeological investigations were conducted at the Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site, North Dakota. The fort served as the major outpost of the American Fur Company on the Upper Missouri River between 1829 and 1865. Between 1865 and 1867, the U. S. Army utilized the fort facilities as a base of operations against the Northern Plains Indians. The excavations were conducted at the fort in order to obtain structural information concerning...