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Occasional Papers Number 2 Spring 2018 ISSN 2372-9899 OCCASIONAL PAPERS Official Publication of the Midwest Archaeological Conference, Inc. MIDWEST ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONFERENCE, INC. OCCASIONAL PAPERS Number 2 Spring 2018 CONTENTS Encounters, Exchange, Entanglements: Current Perspectives on Intercultural Interactions throughout the Western Great Lakes Edited by Heather Walder and Jessica Yann Resilience and Survivance: Frameworks for Discussing Intercultural Interactions Heather Walder and Jessica Yann 1 Revisiting Dumaw Creek Kathleen L. Ehrhardt and Jamie Kelly 19 From Wendake to Chequamegon: Bridging the Wendat Diaspora in Quimby’s Early Historic Period John Creese and Heather Walder 33 Embracing Anomalies to Decolonize Archaeology Michael S. Nassaney 55 Communities, Survivance, and Acts of “Residence” in the Late Eighteenth- Century Fur Trade in Minnesota Amélie Allard 67 People, Portages, and Powerful Places: Miami Indians at the Forks of the Wabash during the War of 1812 Era Rob Mann 87 A Native’s Perspective on Trends in Contemporary Archaeology John N. Low 105 OCCASIONAL PAPERS Editor Society Membership Thomas E. Emerson, Illinois State Archaeological Survey, USA Individuals who wish to receive access to all Occasional Papers (and MCJA journals) can join the Midwest Archaeological Conference and Editorial Assistant receive access to the online-only Occasional Papers series as part of Sarah E. Boyer, Illinois State Archaeological Survey, USA their annual membership. Visit http://www.midwestarchaeology. org/ for details. Book Reviews Editor Tamira K. 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Midwest Archaeological Conference Occasional Papers No. 2, 2018, 1–18 Resilience and Survivance: Frameworks for Discussing Intercultural Interactions Heather Walder Northern Illinois University Jessica Yann Michigan State University At the 2016 Midwest Archaeological Conference, a sponsored symposium titled “Encounters, Exchange, Entanglement: Current Perspectives on In- tercultural Interactions throughout the Western Great Lakes” celebrated 50 years since the 1966 publication of George Irving Quimby’s seminal text, Indian Culture and European Trade Goods. The text divided time after Euro- pean contact in the Great Lakes region into Early, Middle, and Late Historic eras, and its acculturation-based typology of diagnostic material culture re- mains a standard reference in Midwest historical archaeology today. Since the 1960s, archaeologists, historians, descendant communities, and others have worked to investigate material outcomes of intercultural encounters in the Midwest from a variety of perspectives. This volume results from collab- oration among scholars who presented at the conference. In this introductory paper, we highlight theoretical frameworks, specifically the concepts of survivance and resilience, which thematically unite the papers in this volume. Such theoretical frameworks highlight the agency of individuals and communities and the historical contingency of colonial encounters. This postcolonial approach allows for more thorough discussions and expands on Quimby’s oft-cited text. We emphasize new techniques and perspectives that both build on and revise our understanding of historical archaeology and Qui- mby’s historic chronology in the western Great Lakes region. keywords survivance; resilience; colonialism; Great Lakes Introduction In 1966, George Irving Quimby published a short text, Indian Culture and European Trade Goods, which divided time after European contact in the Great Lakes region © Midwest Archaeological Conference Inc 2018 2 HEATHER WALDER AND JESSICA YANN into Early, Middle, and Late Historic eras. This acculturation-based typology of di- agnostic material culture remains a standard reference in Midwest historical archae- ology today. Over the last 50 years, archaeologists, historians, descendant communi- ties, and others have worked from multiple perspectives to understand the material outcomes of colonial encounters among the diverse Native American peoples present in the Great Lakes region when Europeans and their trade items arrived there. While the historical framework remains relevant, scholars now recognize that the focus on European history and acculturation only perpetuates the colonial discourse and imbalanced power relationships inherent in colonial situations. Today’s research questions in Midwest historical archaeology no longer rely on acculturation-based models; instead they emphasize historically contingent situations of intercultural interaction while expanding on the original goals and themes of Quimby’s oft-cited text. Papers in this volume are united by their con- tributions to this postcolonial discourse of interactions and encounters in the western Great Lakes, highlighting progress in theoretical frameworks, interpreta- tion, methodologies, and collaborative approaches to scholarship over the last 50 years. In this introductory chapter, we demonstrate how the overarching themes of indigenous survivance and resilience, exhibited in both long-term material continuities and innovative technological and social practices, provide new per- spectives on past topics. The themes of survivance and resilience bring to the forefront Native experienc- es and perspectives. Narratives of survivance, which draw on the works of Gerald Vizenor (1992, 1998, 2008) and have been applied in archaeological and museum contexts (e.g. Kasper and Handsman 2015; Silliman 2014), illustrate how the agen- cy of Native peoples overcomes colonial narratives of cultural loss and assimila- tion. Likewise, recent social applications of resilience theory (e.g., McAnany and Yoffee 2010; Rodning and Mehta 2015; Sauer 2015) provide examples of flexible adaptations to potentially disruptive situations such as colonial encounters. From these perspectives, this volume characterizes the highly dynamic, mobile landscape of exchange and intercultural interaction in the western Great Lakes region of North America. This setting highlights the diversity of human interactions, from initial arrivals of European-made materials through the era of intense trade in furs, cloth, and other materials in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. In the following case studies, authors demonstrate how one might reject Qui- mby’s description of “Pan-Indian” culture in his Late Historic period (1966:140), and perhaps much of Quimby’s acculturation model, without rejecting his material chronology. Under the “umbrella” of survivance and resilience, these case studies focus on social relations as a means of power and resilience in a changing world; empowered Native Americans in trade situations using that power for survivance; and the agency and expression of individual identity growing more important in the face of intercultural interaction. Scholars specifically focus on Native American population movements, settlement patterns, development of multiethnic villages,
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