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      The Aboriginal rock paintings of the Churchill River

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      Date
      1974-05-01
      Author
      Jones, Tim E. H.
      Type
      Thesis
      Degree Level
      Masters
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      Abstract
      This study is a comparative examination of the age, authorship and interpretation of aboriginal rock painting sites situated on the shores of the Churchill River of northern Saskatchewan and Manitoba. The twenty presently known sites were recorded in the years 1965, 1966, 1967 and 1969 by the author.The study combines written descriptions of the sites and their settings with reproductions of the symbols found at each site. Techniques for recording and reproducing rock paintings, developed during the course of the field studies, are described. Geographical and stylistic relationships of the paintings to other rock painting occurrences in the Canadian Shield are examined. Data derived both directly and indirectly from native Indian residents of the area is incorporated, along with historical observations on the occurrence and interpretation of the paintings. Several sets of the Churchill River paintings are at least 150 to 200 years old, while others may be considerably more recent. Specific dates of origin cannot presently be assigned to most of the sites; the potential applicability of various dating techniques is discussed. Evidence given supports an Algonkian (undoubtedly Cree) inspiration and authorship for these rock paintings, with religious observance being the basic motivation for their creation.
      Degree
      Master of Arts (M.A.)
      Department
      Anthropology and Archaeology
      Program
      Anthropology and Archaeology
      Committee
      Pohorecky, Zenon
      Copyright Date
      May 1974
      URI
      http://hdl.handle.net/10388/etd-10182007-073337
      Subject
      Aboriginal rock art
      pictographs
      rock paintings - Northern Saskatchewan
      rock paintings - Churchill River
      Indians of North America - antiquities
      Indian art
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