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seasonal population movement along the lower Columbia river: the social and ecological context
Author(s) -
BOYD ROBERT T.,
HAJDA YVONNE P.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
american ethnologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.875
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1548-1425
pISSN - 0094-0496
DOI - 10.1525/ae.1987.14.2.02a00080
Subject(s) - spring (device) , geography , context (archaeology) , seasonality , population , ecology , fishery , demography , archaeology , biology , sociology , mechanical engineering , engineering
Comparison of two versions of Lewis and Clark's “Estimate of the Western Indians” indicates substantial seasonal variation in lower Columbia river populations. Estimates made in fall assumedly represent resident winter Chinookan populations; higher estimates made the following spring suggest seasonal migration of non‐riverine people to riverbank fisheries. The Wappato Valley, with comparatively abundant early spring resources, averaged 244 percent higher. Widespread social networks among the linguistically diverse peoples of the region facilitated this movement. [ethnohistory, social networks, regional studies, seasonal migration, fisheries]