Thesis (M.A.)--Rutgers University, 2009. / "Graduate Program in Anthropology." Includes bibliographical references (p. 435-461).

Thesis (M.S.)--Ohio University, November, 2009. / Title from PDF t.p. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.E.S.)--The Evergreen State College, 2009. / Title from title screen (viewed 2/25/2010). Includes bibliographical references (p. 103-106).

Results from archaeological survey provide new insights into the origins of variation among the prehistoric Native American societies that occupied the Chickasawhatchee Swamp of southwestern Georgia. Through macroregional comparison, these insights are broadly applicable to the Eastern Woodlands societies that existed across the southeastern U.S. between A.D. 150 and 1600. Theoretical frameworks concerning landscape ecology, inter-regional exchange, and agency and structure provide the organizing structure for a multi-scalar view of change that contradicts earlier models.Within the Chickasawhatchee Swamp, survey, mapping, and excavation data present a complex regional settlement system. Within the swamp, a few large settlements were occupied for the long-term, in spite of the absence of monumental architecture. Smaller surrounding sites were periodically abandoned. At the swamp's edge, several subregions were organized around civic-ceremonial mound sites. At these edges, mound sites and surrounding subregions were abandoned simultaneously. Instead of being driven by changes in political complexity, residential mobility cycles were consistent through time and related to the region's heterogeneous landscape.Macroregional spatial data comparing mound locations through time support data from the Chickasawhatchee Swamp and confirm hypotheses relating mound construction and transitional landscapes. New data emphasize continuity in inter-regional exchange networks and contradict earlier views in which the emergence of hierarchical political structures were a transformational process that fundamentally altered Eastern Woodlands political economies. Temporal continuity and spatial variation are instead most evident.

Magistro darbe tiriami Šiaulių miškų urėdijos kertinių miško buveinių būklės pokyčiai 2004 – 2011 m. Darbo objektas – Šiaulių miškų urėdijos kertinės miško buveinės. Darbo tikslas – nustatyti KMB būklės pokyčius ir pateikti jų apsaugos ir tvarkymo rekomendacijas VĮ Šiaulių miškų urėdijos miškuose. Darbo metodai – literatūros loginė analizė, inventorizacijos duomenų analizė, palyginimas ir vertinimas. Darbo rezultatai. Šiaulių miškų udėdijos kertinėse miško buveinėse nustatytas ryškus spacializuotųjų ir indikatorinių rūšių pokytis: specializuotųjų kerpių ir indikatorinių samanų rūšių aptikimo atvejų padaugėjo – atitinkamai 20,0 ir 10,6 proc., tačiau ženkliai sumažėjo specializuotųjų grybų (43,1 proc.), indikatorinių induočių (44,4 proc.), moliuskų (50,0 proc.) ir vabalų rūšių (50,0 proc.) aptikimo atvejų. Šiaulių miškų urėdijos (P)KMB skaičius ir plotas 2011 m., palyginti su 2004 m., išliko beveik nepakitęs. Labiausiai sumažėjo medžių milžinų grupių (P)KMB tipas (20 vnt.). Kertinių kraštovaizdžio (33,1 proc.) ir biologinių elementų pokytis (71,4 proc.) buvo teigiamas. Šiaulių miškų urėdijoje 27,2 proc. (P) KMB siūloma nevykdyti jokių ūkinių priemonių. Kitais atvejais siūloma šviesinti apie pavienius medžius (224 kartai), kirsti pomiškį (28 kartai), kirsti traką (25 kartai), nešalinti medienos ir sausuolių (11 kartų), taikyti apsaugos zoną (4 kartai), išsaugoti stambius lizdus (2 kartai). / The master thesis analyses the changes of woodland's habitats condition of Siauliai Forestry Enterprise during the period of 2004–2011. The object of master thesis – woodland's habitats. The aim of master thesis – to ascertain the changes of woodland's habitats condition and give the recommendations of their protection and management in the forests of Siauliai State Forestry Enterprise. The methods of master thesis – logical analysis of literature, inventory data analysis, comparison and evaluation. The results of master thesis. The conspicuous change in specialized and indicator species of Siauliai Forestry Enterprise woodland's habitats has been ascertained. Despite the fact that the cases of specialized lichens and indicator moss have increased respectively 20.0 percent and 10.6 percent, there has been determined a significant decrease in detection of cases of specialized fungus (43.1 percent), vascular indicator plants (44.4 percent), mollusks (50.0 percent) and beetle species (50.0 percent). The number and the area of Siauliai Forestry Enterprise potential woodland's habitats, comparing 2011 year and 2004 year, have remained practically stable (decreased by one woodland habitat or 0.7 ha). Mostly decreased the type of potential woodland's habitat of giant trees groups (20 units) in Siauliai Forestry Enterprise. The change in woodlands' landscape (33.1 percent) and biological elements (71.4 percent) were positive. 27.2 percent of woodland's habitats in Siauliai Forestry... [to full text]

This research examines the process of memorialisation around the Indian Residential School System in Canada to draw connections between the fields of transitional justice and professional urban planning. For over a century, government and churches in Canada operated a system of residential schools that removed Indigenous children from their families and communities. Today, many Indigenous communities struggle with the intergenerational impacts of this system, and as a society we are attempting to heal the damaged relationships that have resulted. This research presents a comparative case study of two processes of memorialisation surrounding the residential school system. Through site observations, interviews, and analyses of documents, this research examines the transformation and memorialisation of the Mohawk Institute, a former residential school, into the Woodland Cultural Centre, a First Nations-run centre located in Brantford, Ontario. I compare this example with the national Commemoration Fund, set out in the Indian Residential School Settlement Agreement (2006), which settled lawsuits filed by residential school survivors against the federal government of Canada and several church organisations. This research underlines some tensions inherent in memorialising the human rights abuses experienced in the residential schools. A significant difficulty is establishing balance between leaving ownership of stories of the residential school experiences with survivors, while acknowledging the responsibilities that the whole of society must carry if reconciliation is to be achieved. I conclude that the process established through the Commemoration Fund does not adequately reflect this balance, leaving a heavy burden on survivors and their communities without providing adequate support. I further argue that the timelines established through this fund do not allow for the longer-term evolution that may characterize effective memorialisation projects. These themes link to theories around collaborative planning, and considerations of social justice and procedural fairness. In recent decades, collaborative planning has been seen as a way to make planning practices more inclusive. However, in the context of planning with Indigenous Peoples, collaborative processes may not be a sufficient response to rights claims. This has important implications for professional planners, as we work towards decolonization, reconciliation, and establishing just-relations between Indigenous and non-Indigenous populations in Canada. / Thesis (Master, Urban & Regional Planning) -- Queen's University, 2012-09-08 13:19:55.027

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This study looked at the efficacy of using woodland caribou fecal pellets as a source of DNA to identify sampled animals and estimate population demographics. Fecal pellet samples were collected using systematic surveys of woodland caribou ranges in Jasper National Park, Alberta and the North Interlake region, Manitoba. Collection of pellet samples took place when snow was present to allow for tracking and location of caribou cratering areas and to obtain good quality DNA. DNA was amplified at ten polymorphic loci and one sex-specific primer. To estimate population size (N ̂) and population growth rate (λ), mark-recapture models were used. Model assumptions were evaluated and tested by stratifying available samples based on herd and gender information. In using the Mh (jackknife) model, the population sizes for south Jasper National Park were estimated at 125 animals in 2006-2007 (95% CI: 114, 143), 91 animals in 2007-2008 (95% CI: 83, 105) and 134 animals in 2008-2009 (95% CI: 123, 152); comparable to the mark-resight population estimates calculated over the same sampling periods. Genetic diversity indices for the different herds in Jasper National Park presented a lower genetic diversity for the smaller Maligne and Brazeau herds when compared to the larger Tonquin and A La Peche herds. Use of population assignment tests on samples collected in Jasper National Park indicated considerable admixture between the different herds despite earlier telemetry work demonstrating strong herd fidelity. The North Interlake population was estimated at 134 animals (95% CI: 122,151) in 2006-2007 and 106 animals (95% CI: 97, 121) in 2007-2008. Using data collected between 2005 and 2008, population growth rate for North Interlake was estimated at 0.83 (90% confidence interval: 0.65, 1.02). As a λ below 1 indicates a declining population, continue monitoring of the North Interlake herd is highly recommended. This studied clearly showed that the sampling of fecal DNA is a reliable and noninvasive alternative to monitoring woodland caribou population sizes and trends in the boreal and mountain regions.

Ceramic material culture recovered from archaeological sites has more to offer the researcher than placing the site or strata into a cultural historic timeline. By examining the characteristics of ceramics manufactured during the Woodland Period in southern Kentucky, this thesis answers questions related to the behavior of the potters who lived and worked there. Using the theoretical basis of ceramic ecology and technological choice, this thesis examines the choices made by the potters of two sites, the Long (15Ru17) and Rowena (15Ru10) sites, located along the Cumberland River in Russell County, Kentucky. The two sites are also compared to one another and similar assemblages in the Upper Cumberland River Valley, in terms of temporal occupation and utilization of tempering resources. Ultimately, the potters who occupied the Long and Rowena sites during the Woodland Period used locally available materials to temper their clay, even as they emulated other ceramic types. In terms of the two sites themselves, it appears that while they were not occupied by the same population of potters, they did employ similar tempering agents and stylistic types. Examining the behavior of potters who occupied these two sites informs the researcher about the behavior of the larger region of the Upper Cumberland Valley.