Title Old Man's Playing Ground : gaming and trade on the plains/plateau frontier / Gabriel M. Yanicki ; with contributions from Allan Pard, Henry Holloway, and Art Calling Last.

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Ottawa : Canadian Museum of History : University of Ottawa Press, 2014.

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Description	1 online resource.
	text file
Series	Mercury series
	Archaeology paper ; 173
	Mercury series.
	Archaeology paper (Canadian Museum of History) ; 173.
Note	Based on the author's thesis (Master of Arts) - University of Alberta, under title: Old Man's Playing Ground : an intergroup meeting and gaming site on the plains/plateau frontier.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary	Oral traditions of the Piikáni, together with textual records spanning centuries, reveal the enduring cultural significance of prehistoric intergroup trading and gaming grounds.
Contents	Cover; Title Page; © COPYRIGHT; ABSTRACT; RÉSUMÉ; TABLE OF CONTENTS; LIST OF TABLES; LIST OF FIGURES; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1: Background: Stories of Place; Chapter 2: Ethnohistory of the Hoop-and-Arrow Game; Chapter 3: Landform Identification & Geomorphic Assessment; Chapter 4: Archaeological Assessment of the Lower Landform; Chapter 5: Archaeological Assessment of DlPo-8; Synthesis & Conclusions; References Cited; Appendix A: Interview Transcripts; Interview with Allan Pard; Interview with Henry Holloway; Interview with Art Calling Last; Appendix B:Hoop-and-Pole Game Variants.
Local Note	eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Language	Abstract in English and French.
Subject	Oldman River Region (Alta.) -- Antiquities.
	Antiquities, Prehistoric -- Alberta -- Oldman River Region.
	Antiquities, Prehistoric.
	Alberta.
	Excavations (Archaeology) -- Alberta -- Oldman River Region.
	Excavations (Archaeology)
	Piegan Indians -- Games -- Alberta -- Oldman River Region.
	Piegan Indians.
	Piegan Indians -- Gambling -- Alberta -- Oldman River Region.
	Games.
	Fur trade -- Alberta -- Oldman River Region.
	Fur trade.
	Gambling.
	HISTORY -- Canada -- General.
	Antiquities.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
	Electronic books.
Other Form:	Print version: Old Man's Playing Ground. Mercury series Archaeology paper (Canadian Museum of History) Mercury series Archaeology paper ; (CaOONL)20149012810
ISBN	9780776621364 (electronic book)
	077662136X (electronic book)
	9780776621388
	0776621386

Title Old Man's Playing Ground : gaming and trade on the plains/plateau frontier / Gabriel M. Yanicki ; with contributions from Allan Pard, Henry Holloway, and Art Calling Last.

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