Identifying and Interpreting Nineteenth Century Agricultural and Natural Resources Sites within the Cultural Landscape of the Waganakising Odawa of Northern Lower Michigan

Author(s): Wesley Andrews

Year: 2018

Summary

This paper endeavors to identify the characteristic of Native American farmsteads and agricultural practices during the nineteenth century in the northwest part of the lower peninsula of Michigan.  This period was witness to influences from Europeans upon the pre-contact Odawa agricultural system.  There are many such sites that still exist and have been studied by the Tribal Historic Preservation Program of the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians.  Archaeological, archival, and oral historical data are examined to illustrate land use patterns and artifact types towards a discussion creating a footprint for identifying and interpreting regional Native American farmsteads.

Cite this Record

Identifying and Interpreting Nineteenth Century Agricultural and Natural Resources Sites within the Cultural Landscape of the Waganakising Odawa of Northern Lower Michigan. Wesley Andrews. Presented at Society for Historical Archaeology, New Orleans, Louisiana. 2018 ( tDAR id: 441409)

Keywords

General
Farmsteads Odawa THPO

Geographic Keywords
North America United States of America

Temporal Keywords
19th Century

Spatial Coverage

min long: -129.199; min lat: 24.495 ; max long: -66.973; max lat: 49.359 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Society for Historical Archaeology

Record Identifiers

PaperId(s): 891