Abstract
George Quimby’s work remains foundational to archaeological studies of the
colonial encounters in the western Great Lakes region. However, rather than
the homogenous “Pan-Indian” culture assumed by Quimby’s chronology,
the Late Historic period was a time of social strife among many indigenous
groups. This paper examines evidence from the forks of the Wabash Miami
Indian village, located at the Maumee-Wabash portage. The focus is on how
the agentic aspects of the landscape, including the Miami’s social relations
with the rivers, the portage, and the local fauna, shaped and were shaped by
the struggle over what it meant to be Miami.
colonial encounters in the western Great Lakes region. However, rather than
the homogenous “Pan-Indian” culture assumed by Quimby’s chronology,
the Late Historic period was a time of social strife among many indigenous
groups. This paper examines evidence from the forks of the Wabash Miami
Indian village, located at the Maumee-Wabash portage. The focus is on how
the agentic aspects of the landscape, including the Miami’s social relations
with the rivers, the portage, and the local fauna, shaped and were shaped by
the struggle over what it meant to be Miami.
| Original language | American English |
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| Title of host publication | MAC Occasional Paper |
| Editors | Heather Walder, Jessica Yann |
| Pages | 87-104 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| Volume | 2 |
| State | Published - Apr 2018 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Publication series
| Name | MAC Occasional Papers |
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| Publisher | Midwest Archaeological Conference, Inc. |
Keywords
- Miami Indians
- landscape
- identity
- agency