The History and Archaeology of Fort Ouiatenon : 300 Years in the Making / edited by Misty M. Jackson, H. Kory Cooper, and David M. Hovde.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Jackson, Misty M., editor.

Cooper, H. Kory., editor.

Hovde, David M., editor.

George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fort Ouiatenon (Ind.)--History.

Fort Ouiatenon (Ind.).

Fur trade--History.

Fur trade.

Trading posts--Indiana--History.

Trading posts.

Physical Description:

xxii, 345 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

West Lafayette, Indiana : Purdue University Press, [2024]

Summary:

The French fur trade post of Fort Ouiatenon was founded more than 300 years ago on the Wabash River in what is now Tippecanoe County, Indiana. The History and Archaeology of Fort Ouiatenon is a multidisciplinary exploration of the fort, from its founding in 1717, through its historical significance over the years, and up to its present-day use. Covering a variety of historical, archaeological, Indigenous, and living history perspectives on Fort Ouiatenon, as well as the fur trade and New France, this collection is the first volume dedicated to this important site. The volume is written with a wide audience in mind, ranging from academics to historical reenactors, Indigenous communities, and those interested in local history.

Contents:

Cover

THE HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGY OF Fort Ouiatenon 300 Years in the Making

Title

Copyright

CONTENTS

Preface

Introduction

PART I: HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGY

1 Fort Ouiatenon: Three Hundred Years from the Founding, Loss, Rediscovery, and Archaeology

2 The History of the Archaeology of Ouiatenon

3 Outside the Fort: Completing the Picture of the Ouiatenon Landscape

4 French Colonial History and Archaeology at Fort Miamis and Vincennes

PART II: ARTIFACT STUDIES

5 Use of Animals at Fort Ouiatenon

6 Symbolism, Nationality, Identity, and Gender as Interpreted from an Eighteenth-Century Ring from Fort Ouiatenon

7 Buckles from Fort Ouiatenon: Searching for Interpretive Clues in the Documents and Testing for Their Composition

8 Flintlocks on the Frontier: A Case Study of Fort St. Joseph (20BE23), Niles, Michigan

PART III: COMMUNITY, STAKEHOLDERS, AND PRESERVATION

9 Myaamiaki (Miami People): A Living People with a Past

10 The Feast of the Hunters' Moon: A Commemoration of the History of Indiana's First European Settlement

11 Connecting the Song to the Artifact at the Feast of the Hunters' Moon

12 Preserving the Past for the Future: Sustainable and Responsible Curation of Colonial Archaeological Collections in the Midwest

13 At the Edge of Forever: Preserving Fort Ouiatenon and the Creation of the Ouiatenon Preserve, a Roy Whistler Foundation Project

Acknowledgments

Contributors

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

ISBN:

9781612498775

1612498760

9781612498768

1612498779

OCLC:

1373608804

Publisher Number:

99995722629