Abstract

The Lockport West Site (EaLf-2) has been employed as a case study. The Lockport West Site is clearly related to the Lockport East Site (EaLf-1) and together they represent the most northerly Precontact period occurrence of clearly identifiable horticultural practices in North America. The material culture from these sites is distinctly different from any other contemporary archaeological materials recovered from southern Manitoba. The ceramics, in conjunction with the practice of horticulture, are used as the diacritical markers for defining the social and ethnic boundary of the people associated with the horticultural component at Lockport. The analysis involved a focus on the elements of decoration and shape of the ceramic vessels. Based on the results of the analysis, the Lockport horticultural component is defined as a socially bounded ethnic group and is named Kenosewun Complex. Based on the culture-historical context, the presence of the Kenosewun people at Lockport is presumed to have been the result of a migration event. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)