AbstractThe map shows the distribution of Aboriginal peoples early in the seventeenth
century before the eastern population dislocations. Ethnohistorical
societies are identified on the map by the major linguistic family to which
they belong. Ethnohistorical societies are Aboriginal peoples that were known
by name and location to Europeans early in the seventeenth century. Also mapped
are the major archaeological sites current to 1980. A linguistic family
code identifies each ethnohistorical society on the map and is used to reference
specific information for each ethnohistorical society.
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