Beaver, Bison, Horse: The Traditional Knowledge and Ecology of the Northern Great Plains - Couverture rigide

Morgan, R. Grace

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0889777942 ISBN 13 : 9780889777941

Editeur : University of Regina Press, 2020

Synopsis

Beaver, Bison, Horse is an interdisciplinary account of the ecological relationships the Indigenous nations of the Plains had to the beaver, bison, horse, and their habitat prior to contact. Morgan's research shows an ecological understanding that sustained Indigenous peoples for thousands of years, with critical information on how the beaver manage water systems and protect communities from drought in the Northern Great Plains. Morgan's work is a game-changer. For the first time in print, her important research now appears with a foreword by James Daschuk, bestselling and award-winning author of Clearing the Plains , and an afterword by Cristina Eisenberg, author of The Carnivore Way and The Wolf's Tooth . ""Morgan's work takes archaeological interpretations beyond basic descriptions of past technologies and foodways to considerations of how Indigenous plains peoples interacted with and maintained their lands-and why they occupied their lands as they did. Further, Eisenberg's final chapter brings Morgan's work into a contemporary context."" -David Meyer, Professor Emeritus, Department of Archeology and Anthropology, University of Saskatchewan ""An important book. The detail on beaver habitat manipulation...is rich and nuanced and cannot be found elsewhere."" -Norman Henderson, author of Rediscovering the Great Plains

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

R. Grace Morgan (1934-2016) was a life-long scholar and researcher. Trained in anthropology, Morgan brought a unique ecological understanding to her field, studying the patterns of sustainability that marked Indigenous Plains First Nations' relationships to beaver and bison resources.

James Daschuk has a Ph.D. in History from the University of Manitoba. He is an assistant professor in the Faculty of Kinesiology and Health Studies at the University of Regina and a researcher with the Saskatchewan Population Health and Evaluation Research.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of Regina Press
• Date d'édition: 2020
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0889777942
• ISBN 13: 9780889777941
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 292
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• Personne responsable: non disponible