Conflict and Culture Change in the Late Prehistoric and Early Historic American Midcontinent

Beginning in the early 1600s, populations were destabilized by the indirect effects of European contact. With new incentives and new weapons (i.e., firearms), old enemies took advantage of weaknesses brought on by disease and famine to wage wars of annihilation. Algonquian and Iroquoian tribes pushed westward, driving other tribes ahead of them or exterminating them completely. For the Oneota, large territories were abandoned for more defensive strategies, including new alliances with former enemies and amalgamation into multi-ethnic refugee settlements.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Anthropology

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2015

Author dc:creator

• Hollinger, R. Eric

Contributors dc:contributor

• Pauketat, Timothy R.

• Anthropology, Archaeology

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

(MiAaPQ)AAI3199021

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/85268