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The influence of water table fluctuation on hydrarch succession in two subarctic peatlands in Eastern James Bay, Quebec
(2019)Northern peatlands contain close to one-third of the world’s soil carbon and changes to their ecology and hydrology play a major role in the fate of these carbon stocks and the direction of their climate feedbacks. Recent ... -
Interpreting the spatial distribution of lithic artifacts from the RLF Paleoindian site (DdJf-13), Thunder Bay Region, Northwestern Ontario
(2015-06-15)This thesis explores the intra-site organization of Late Paleoindian, Lakehead Complex populations at the RLF site (DdJf-13), located east of Thunder Bay, Ontario. Situated upon a relic Lake Minong beach ridge, the RLF ... -
An intra-site spatial analysis of the Late Paleoindian Mackenzie I Site (DdJf-9), near Thunder Bay, Ontario
(2015)This thesis presents the results of the intra-site spatial analysis of the Mackenzie I (DdJf-9) Late Paleoindian site, located ~30 kilometers east of Thunder Bay, Ontario. The Mackenzie I assemblage consisted of a wide ... -
Investigating the qualities of raw lithic material and the selection pressures of lithic materials from the gunflint formation, in Ontario Canada
(2018)The study of stone tools in archaeology has advanced considerably in recent years, from the early ideas of what makes a stone anthropogenically modified to using advanced spectroscopic techniques to help determine ancient ... -
It is only the beginning: an ethnohistory of mid-twentieth century land tenure in Fort Severn, Ontario
(2014-01-22)This research presents the results of sixteen interviews with Mushkego (Swampy Cree) elders from the community of Fort Severn, Ontario. The interviews focused on commercial and subsistence trapping conducted in the mid-20th ... -
Landscape indicators of Old Tower Road archaeological site (DbJm-6), Thunder Bay District
(2015-10-21)This thesis addresses two research objectives. The first investigates landscape factors in the paleo-environment which may have influenced the geographic positioning of an archaeological site near Thunder Bay. The time ... -
Late Paleoindian biface manufacture: a case study from the Mackenzie I site (DdJf-9) near Thunder Bay, Ontario
(2015-06-15)The Mackenzie Sites appear to form part of the Late Paleoindian Lakehead Complex that occupied the unglaciated peninsula between Glacial Lakes Agassiz and Minong during the terminal Pleistocene. A number of sites and ... -
Living landscapes of Granville Lake, Manitoba
(2012-11-10)This thesis addresses aspects of indigenous knowledge held by members of the community of Pickerel Narrows, located on Granville Lake, Manitoba as part of a larger community-based heritage research project led by Kevin ... -
Local variation of trace element concentrations in Usnea subfloridana
(2012-11-10)A mensurative study into the local variability of trace element concentrations in the lichen Usnea subjloridana was conducted. Samples were collected from an Abies balsamea located in the Thunder B y region away from any ... -
Long-term Relationships between Carbon Sequestration, Hydrology, and Tephra Disturbance in a Northern Peatland (Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia)
(2016)Northern peatlands are one of the most important carbon reservoirs, storing one-third to one-half of the world’s soil carbon pool and thus changes in their carbon balance have the potential to cause a positive feedback to ... -
Managing Canada's Park Systems: Exploring Aboriginal Involvement in Canadian National Parks
(2016-01-05)In recent years attempts have been made to bridge Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal interests in the management of Canadian federal parks. In part this reflects increasing recognition of Aboriginal rights to lands and resources, ... -
Manitoulin Island in transition: an eco-epidemiological evaluation of late 19th and early 20th century mortality
(2018)Exploring data from the past provides insightful perspectives, particularly in health and disease causation. More recent anthropological perspectives of the epidemiologic transition revisit the significance that social ... -
Middle holocene archaeology and paleoenvironments of the Thunder Bay region, Lake Superior basin
(2012-11-10)This thesis describes the analysis of a deeply buried peat deposit discovered in a cutbank along the Kaministiquia River near Thunder Bay, Ontario. This exposure yielded a large sample of well-preserved plant macrofossils ... -
Monitoring for success in stream restoration: a case study of the Kama Creek, north shore of Lake Superior
(2015-06-15)This thesis investigates the use of success criteria to evaluate the changes induced by a small-scale stream restoration project. The research is based on a case study of the Kama Creek, Nipigon Bay, Lake Superior. Declines ... -
Multi-analytical residue analysis of the trihedral adze: a case study for the introduction of new methodologies in boreal forest archaeology
(2015-06-15)This thesis aims to evaluate the use of multi-analytical residue analysis in archaeological investigations in the Boreal Forest through the examination of a specific artifact class – the trihedral and related adze tool ... -
Paleoecology of a wild rice (Zizania spp.) lake in Northwestern Ontario
(2018)The high density of archaeological sites around Whitefish Lake, coupled with abundant wild rice currently growing there circumstantially indicates that this resource was economically important to precontact people. This ... -
A physical and spatial assessment of remediated submerged habitats within the Thunder Bay area of concern
(2020)The designation of Thunder Bay’s Harbour as an Area of Concern (AOC) by the International Joint Commission prompted the need for Remedial Action Plans to improve historically significant habitats (RAP, 1991; RAP 2004). In ... -
Plant microfossil analysis of middle woodland food residues, northern Minnesota
(2014-12-12)Northern Minnesota lies within the southern edge of the Boreal Forest and, as a result, archaeological sites in this region typically have poor organic preservation and thin, disturbed, stratigraphy. For this reason, little ... -
Polar bears: the conservation of an arctic icon in a warming climate
(2014-12-16)Subpopulation growth rates and the probability of decline at current harvest levels were determined for 13 subpopulations of polar bears (Ursus maritimus) that are within or shared with Canada based on the most recent ... -
Residue analysis of pre-contact small and miniature pottery: a multi-proxy approach
(2019)Small and miniature pottery vessels are common in North American archaeological sites, although they have rarely been the focus of study. These vessels are variously interpreted to be mortuary or ceremonial vessels, ...