Boreal Forest Adaptations

Series of papers identifying specific human problems produced by life in high-latitude forests in a major, integrated report on the biological and behavioural forest adaptation strategies of the Algonkians of northern Ontario from prehistoric times to the present. Subjects covered include ecological setting, prehistory, cultural patterns since European contact, demography, foraging strategies, past and present environmental hazards, population identification and biological distance, and adaptations to the cold.