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Vantage Points articles are presented with links (Web) to the story on the Vantage Points Website and as print-ready PDF files. For a Radio Broadcast based on the story select the "Vantage Points Flashback" link. For more info about locations follow the "Places Link". To visit a related website follow the "Web Link" (There may be more than 1). To download a related Document click the "Document Link". Mammoth Tusk Web / PDF Vol. III, Page 8 This find is one of only eight proboscidean discoveries in Manitoba and one of three tusks, the other finds being teeth. Mullett Site Web / PDF Vol. III, Page 12 The period of the site’s occupation likely stretches from the Besant Period (BCE 500 to AD 750) right up to the pre-contact era. Brockinton Site Web / PDF Vol. II Page 33 The Brockinton archaeological site is located along the Souris River valley wall south of Melita. This site was occupied by three different cultures over the last 1600 years. These occupations left behind rare and archaeologically invaluable finds. During this site's earliest occupation, it was used as a bison pound. Places Link Web Link Turtle Mountain Web / PDF Vol. I, Page 1 The creation, habitiation and settlement of a unique area. Whitewater Lake Web / PDF Vol. I, Page 2 The creation, habitiation and settlement of a unique area. Lauder Sandhills Web / PDF Vol. I, Page 3 The creation, habitiation and settlement of a unique area. Places Link Dand Stone Features / Web / PDF Vol. III Page 16 The purpose behind these mysterious and unique features may never be determined The Manitoba Land Survey Systems Web / PDF Vol. I, Page 17 The surveying of prairie land went ahead of settlement, taking no consideration for the natural contours of the landscape whatsoever. Lorna Smith Nature Centre Web / PDF Vol. I, Page 41 The Lorna Smith Nature Centre just southeast of Boissevain was established in 1983 by the Turtle Mountain Conservation District as part of the reservoir project. Harvesting & Hunting PDF Vol. II, Page 14 - 20 Manitoba's Borders Web / PDF Vol. II, Page 43 The original size of the province was only one-eighteenth its present size. It was referred to as the “postage stamp” province due to its square shape. Bison Rubbing Stone Web / PDF Vol. III Page 9 In an era where herds of bison are but a memory, the bison rubbing stones remind us of a time well passed . . . Vantage Points Flashbacks Radio Broadcast | Illustrated Text | Resources The Souris River Web / PDF Vol. III, Page 10 Lauder Sandhills Web / PDF Vol. III, Page 13 10,000 BC - Present) The unique environment provided by the Lauder Sandhills attracted bison, which appealed to the early peoples who came to camp and live there. Places Link Snyder II Site Web / PDF Vol. III Page 15 The Snyder II Archaeological site is on the bank of the Gainsborough Creek just half a kilometer west of its junction with the Souris River. T Turtle Mountain Forestry Reserve Web / PDF Vol. III, Page 41 In 1895 the Minister of the Interior set aside 75,000 acres as the “Turtle Mountain Timber Reserve.” Prairie Fire! Web / PDF Vol. IV, Page 44 It was a landscape shaped by the prairie fire, and the fires served their ecological purpose. The Souris
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What was life like on the Souirs Plains before the Europeans arrived? It was interesting and by any measure, the home to many very successful civilizations. Vantage Points Flashbacks Radio Broadcast | Illustrated Text | Resources Web Link 1 Web Link 2
Cherry Point Archaeological research on this site from 1973 to 1975 indicate that the McKean Culture used Cherry Point as a seasonal bison kill and butchering site beginning over 2000 years ago. Mb. Archaeology - Project Report 2021 Public Archaeology Days at the Olson Site The Souris River in Manitoba - A Pictorial Essay Shelterbelts: Sustainable Agriculture on the Prairies Sourisford: The History of a River Crossing Vantage Points Copyright © Turtle Mountain–Souris Plains Heritage Association. |
