Description
Book SynopsisTable of Contents
Contents
Preface and Acknowledgments
Introduction: The Tools of the Trade
1.Environments of Minnesota
Paleoindian and Archaic Period, ca. 11,200 to 500 BC
2First People: Paleoindian and Early Archaic Adaptations
3Prairie Everywhere: Middle and Late Archaic Adaptations
Initial Woodland Period, ca. 1000–500 BC to AD 500–700
4Southern Deer Hunters, Gardeners, and Bison Hunters: Initial Woodland Adaptations in Southern Minnesota
5Northern Hunters, Fishers, and Wild Rice Harvesters: Initial Woodland Adaptations in Central and Northern Minnesota
Terminal Woodland and Mississippian Period, ca. AD 500–700 to 1650
6Terminal Woodland Effigy Mound Builders and Bison Hunters: Terminal Woodland Adaptations in Southern Minnesota
7First Tribes in Southern Minnesota: Mississippian and Plains Village Adaptation
8.First Tribes in Central and Northern Minnesota: Terminal Woodland Adaptations
Conclusion: Long-Term Pattern in the Past
Notes
Bibliography
Index
