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ix ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I wish to thank the myriad of people without whom this book would not have been possible. First, and foremost, my supervisor Dr. Gary Coupland, who has provided years of support and encouragement.I expect many great collaborations with Gary in the future.My dissertation committee of Dr. Max Friesen, Dr. Heather Miller, and Dr. Michael Schillaci was helpful in refining my work and strengthened the end product with its involvement. Dr. R. G. Matson was not just my external examiner but a colleague with whom I have spent years engaged in vigorous debate of Northwest Coast archaeology. R. G. blazed a trail for me to follow and I am proud to follow in his footsteps. Dr. Donald Mitchell provided words of wisdom and guidance through my graduate career and I am grateful for his support. In bringing together Integrative DistanceAnalysis (IDA),I must thank Dr.Don Jackson and Dr.Pedro Peres-Neto for their assistance with Procrustean RandomizationTest (PROTEST). R.G.Matson and Michael Schillaci also provided invaluable statistical advice.My research was carried out at a number of institutions and I would be remiss if I did not acknowledge their support and assistance.At the Royal British Columbia Museum inVictoria,BC,Grant Keddie and Martina Steffen allowed me access to their collections and Alissa Wylde volunteered to help me analyze the collections.At the Burke Museum in Seattle,WA,Julie Stein,Kelly Myers, Megon Noble, Laura Phillips, Bob Kopperl, Steve Denton, and Peter Lape were extremely helpful during my research visit there. At the University of British Columbia, Laboratory of Archaeology, Mike Blake and Patricia Ormerod provided me with access to collections and assistance. Michael Kemery helped me find boxes.At the University ofVictoria, Becky Wigen and Don Mitchell answered my many questions.The Archaeology Branch of British Columbia provided site form and Geographic Information System (GIS) data used in this thesis.The assistance of Cynthia Lake and John McMurdo was greatly appreciated. I have benefitted greatly by surrounding myself with a strong cohort of colleagues who have been an important sounding board for my ideas. I wish to thankTrevor Orchard, Darcy Mathews, Jenn Campbell, Mike O’Rourke, Genevieve Hill, Katherine Patton, and Joan Banahan for years of fruitful debate. Logistically, I imposed on the goodwill of Joanne Cumberland, Melissa Curry, Cynthia Lake, Steve Clark, and Stephanie Rohdin many times. Without their couches, this degree would not have been possible. The support I received from my friends during the last six and half years has enabled me to remain sane and finish this book. I thank them all, but would be remiss if I did not point out the individual contributions of Jenn Campbell, Emily Hubbard, Emma Humphrey, Trevor Orchard, Christian and Michelle Crowder,Allee Jaagumagi, Stephen Wall, Mariam Nargolwalla, Halszka Glowacka, Bret and Tara Guisto, Laz, Juanita and Ilya Simeon, Harry and the staff of the GSU, David Begun, Michael Schillaci, Steve Clark, and, of course, Darwin and Huxley. Lastly, financial support for this research was graciously provided by the University of Toronto, School of Graduate Studies and Department of Anthropology and the Wenner Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research. x I would also like to thank the Canadian Museum of Civilization and the University of Ottawa Press. Rosemary Nugent, Bill Carman, David Morrison, Matthew Betts, Karen Ryan and Marie Clausén were all integral in getting this book to press. ...

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