The Beginnings of a Tradition: The Adoption of the Log House by the Chipewyan of the Northwest Territories,Canada

Jacob, Judith (1987) The Beginnings of a Tradition: The Adoption of the Log House by the Chipewyan of the Northwest Territories,Canada. In: Old cultures in new worlds. 8th ICOMOS General Assembly and International Symposium. Programme report - Compte rendu. US/ICOMOS, Washington, p. 629-636. [Chapitre de livres]

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The expansion of the fur trade into the northern interior of Canada had an enormous impact on the native people, influencing both their material culture and their way of life. The adoption of the log house was a direct result of the native people's growings involvement in the changing economy, the introduction of new material goods, and the examples of log construction provided by the Euro-Canadian traders.

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Jacob, Judith
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Langues: English
Mots-clés libres: Chipewyan; log houses; wooden architecture; fur trade; traditional techniques; Canada
Sujets: C. ARCHITECTURE > 02. Types de construction
C. ARCHITECTURE > 04. Matériaux de construction
C. ARCHITECTURE > 05. Techniques de construction
H. TYPES DE PATRIMOINE > 27. Architecture vernaculaire
Collections spéciales: Scientific Symposium (ICOMOS General Assemblies)
Volume de la collection spéciale: 1987, 8th
Déposé par: Jose Garcia
Date de dépôt: 30 janvier 2011 18:01
Dernière modification: 30 janvier 2011 18:01
URI: https://openarchive.icomos.org/id/eprint/757

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