This thesis undertakes a comparative study of two adjacent, yet
linguistically distinct Fraser River Canyon groups -- the Tait and
the Lower Thompson -- through an examination of ethnographic and
archaeological data. The archaeological examination is based on results
provided by an excavation at the recent Tait pit house village of
Esilao in the Canyon near Yale, British Columbia.
There were two related objectives. The purpose of the archaeological
study was to test whether there was a discernible overlapping of ethnographic
and archaeological data. Secondly, the Canyon culture was to be
examined to determine whether it showed a greater alignment with the
coast or with the interior.
The results of ethnographic study show considerable uniformity of
Canyon culture and pronounced interior affinities. The archaeological
investigation reveals much overlap between ethnographic and archaeological
data and indicates that the Esilao village assemblage had a definite
interior alignment, thus lending support to the ethnographic findings. / Arts, Faculty of / Anthropology, Department of / Graduate
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UBC/oai:circle.library.ubc.ca:2429/42407 |
| Date | January 1963 |
| Creators | Mitchell, Donald Hector |
| Publisher | University of British Columbia |
| Source Sets | University of British Columbia |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, Thesis/Dissertation |
| Rights | For non-commercial purposes only, such as research, private study and education. Additional conditions apply, see Terms of Use https://open.library.ubc.ca/terms_of_use. |
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