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Circle of stones [Indigenous Hunting Pit] on the Missouri Coteau
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1 photograph: b&w ; 8.9 cm x 12.8 cm
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View of circle of stones at Missouri Coteau, southwest of Moose Jaw. Men identified (left to right): Jack Hamilton (retired farmer from Coderre, SK), "Long John" Sutherland (Moose Jaw, SK) and Kenneth Harris "Casey" Jones (of Mortlach, SK in car)
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Photograph donated by W.H. Metcalf
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Copyright: Unknown
Other terms: Contact the Moose Jaw Public Library Archives Department for access
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Archaeologists have three theories regarding ‘Indian Pits’. One is that young Native Americans, during their spirit quest, built the pits. Seeking a spiritual vision, they would fast and sit isolated in the pits for days. Another theory is that the pits were used as hunting blinds. Native American hunters may have hidden in the pits waiting to ambush bird of prey and/or sheep or goats forced upslope by other hunters located in the brush and timber below. The third theory is that the pits were used as food storage areas.
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Folder 68-11 to 68-20
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- Hamilton, Jack (Subject)
- Sutherland, (Long John) (Subject)
- Jones, Kenneth Harris (Casey) (Subject)