In preparation for venturing into field, it will be useful to delve into some of the publications about Nuu-chah-nulth archaeology in Barkley Sound. Below is a selection of the books, articles, and chapters that we will be referring to in our course.
Books
McMillan, Alan D. (1999) Since the Time of the Transformers: The Ancient Heritage of the Nuu-chah-nulth, Ditidaht, and Makah. UBC Press, Vancouver.
McMillan, Alan D., and Denis E. St. Claire (2005) Ts’ishaa: Archaeology and Ethnohistory of a Nuu-chah-nulth Origin Site in Barkley Sound. Archaeology Press, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby.
Articles
McMillan, Alan D., and Iain McKechnie (2015. Investigating Indigenous Adaptations to British Columbia’s Exposed Outer Coast: Introduction to These Outer Shores. BC Studies (187):3–20.
McKechnie, Iain (2015) Indigenous Oral History and Settlement Archaeology in Barkley Sound, Western Vancouver Island. BC Studies (187):191–225.
McMillan, Alan D., Iain McKechnie, Denis E. St. Claire, and S. Gay Frederick (2008) Exploring Variability in Maritime Resource Use on the Northwest Coast: A Case Study from Barkley Sound, Western Vancouver Island. Canadian Journal of Archaeology 32:214–238.
Book Chapters
St. Claire, Denis E. (1991) Barkley Sound Tribal Territories. Pages 13–202 in Eugene Y. Arima, Denis E. St. Claire, L. Clamhouse, J. Edgar, C. Jones, and J. Thomas, editors. Between Ports Alberni and Renfrew: Notes on West Coast Peoples. Canadian Ethnology Service, Canadian Museum of Civilization, Ottawa.