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An Examination of Historical and Archaeological Evidence of Possible Trans-Pacific Contact in Pre-Columbian America

Creator:: Schaefer, Roger Glen
Abstract:: The purpose of this paper is the statement and examination of relevant data pertaining to the subject of trans-Pacific pre- Columbian contact. The paper's contents will be organized in to five major areas: oceanography, ship building, archaeology, religion and history, plus an introduction and conclusion. Each of these chapters will...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Archaeological Evidence of Possible Trans-Pacific Contact in Pre-Columbian America Abstract approved: Redacted

Non-reservation Indian boarding schools, 1879-1969

Creator:: Jaworski, Carole Ann
Abstract:: This study examines two major issues: (1) to what extent have the conditions at non-reservation Indian boarding schools, as described by the Meriam Report of 1928, been in evidence from the beginning?; and (2) to what extent have these conditions improved since 1928? The conditions examined are: (1) General Conditions...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Indian child more completely from the influence of his parents and prevented their interference to a

Cultural change as reflected in the dress and accessories of the Indian tribes on the Pacific Northwest coast

Creator:: Andersen, Beverly Joan
Abstract:: This thesis is a study of the dress and accessories of the Indians on the Pacific Northwest Coast at the time contact with white man was made, and during the period following contact, until cultural disintegration was complete. Information was obtained from historic accounts by early explorers, and books written...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: richness of artistic expression unknown in other areas of North America, are now content to emulate the

The Takelma and their Athapascan kin : an ethnographic synthesis of southwestern Oregon

Creator:: Gray, Dennis J.
Abstract:: This study is a synthesis of the available ethnographic and relevant archaeological data pertaining to the Native American groups who formerly occupied the upper Rogue River drainage of southwestern Oregon. The information presented in this synthesis concerns the material, social and religious aspects of aboriginal life as practiced by the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: "literally tons" of field notes on almost every aboriginal linguistic group in North America. His obsession

Aboriginal fishing at Seal Rock (35-LC-14) and Neptune (35-LA-3) : late-prehistoric archaeological sites on the central Oregon coast

Creator:: Zontek, Terry
Abstract:: A sample of fish remains from two late-prehistoric archaeological sites on the central coast of Oregon were analyzed to partially evaluate two models of aboriginal subsistence-settlement systems. One model is based upon ethnograhpic data, primarily Drucker's (1939), for Yakonen speakers collected in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Gulf of Alaska moves storm tracks to the north. Between November and March the storms shift to the

The long and short of it : the reliability and inter-populational applicability of stature regression equations

Creator:: McCarthy, Donna
Abstract:: In this thesis, stature reconstruction of three prehistoric/protohistoric Native American populations (from Alaska, the Aleutian Islands, and South Dakota) was performed using the Fully Anatomical method in order to formulate regression equations and analyze the ability of regression equations of other researchers to accurately estimate the statures within my study...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Donna McCarthy for the degree of

Nutrient intake of selected non-reservation native Americans residing in southwest Oregon

Creator:: Dustrude, Ann Marie
Abstract:: A study of nutrient intakes was conducted on the Southwest Oregon non-reservation Indian population during June and July of 1980. Participating households were selected by random methods from a Southwest Oregon Indian Health Project listing of Indian households in the six-county area. Twenty-four-hour dietary recalls were obtained by interview method...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Nutrition, Growth and Development of North American Indian Children held May of 1969 (Moore et al., 1972

An economic analysis of factors related to poverty on selected Indian reservations

Creator:: Yap, Sik Sya
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: investigate some of the causes of reservation Indian poverty. In this context, factors influencing the

Traditional Medicine and Self-Determination in Resolving Mental Health Problems Among Southwest Oregon Native Americans

Creator:: Otis, Alison Taylor
Abstract:: Native Americans in southwest Oregon are a heterogenous group comprising one-quarter of the state's total Indian population. Despite their notable size, Native Americans in this six county area are either ineligible for, or inaccessible to, federally sponsored Indian health facilities available to Native peoples elsewhere. Research was conducted over an...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: system. Under the supervi- sion of the Southwest Oregon Indian Health Iroject, interviews were held

Governmental policies and the preservation and display of Native American cultural resources in the middle Columbia Basin

Creator:: Michael, Elva Olson
Abstract:: Prior to advent of Europeans in the Pacific Northwest, the Middle Columbia River Basin was the location of highly developed native cultures. For centuries it was the center of very important native trade networks that extended over western North America and a site of important intertribal rituals relating to renewal...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: very important native trade networks that extended over western North America and a site of important

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An Examination of Historical and Archaeological Evidence of Possible Trans-Pacific Contact in Pre-Columbian America

Non-reservation Indian boarding schools, 1879-1969

Cultural change as reflected in the dress and accessories of the Indian tribes on the Pacific Northwest coast

The Takelma and their Athapascan kin : an ethnographic synthesis of southwestern Oregon

Aboriginal fishing at Seal Rock (35-LC-14) and Neptune (35-LA-3) : late-prehistoric archaeological sites on the central Oregon coast

The long and short of it : the reliability and inter-populational applicability of stature regression equations

Nutrient intake of selected non-reservation native Americans residing in southwest Oregon

An economic analysis of factors related to poverty on selected Indian reservations

Traditional Medicine and Self-Determination in Resolving Mental Health Problems Among Southwest Oregon Native Americans

Governmental policies and the preservation and display of Native American cultural resources in the middle Columbia Basin

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