Exploring Evidence of Womens Rituals and Ceremonies in the Thompson River Region of British Columbia

Conference Paper

Exploring Evidence of Womens Rituals and Ceremonies in the Thompson River Region of British Columbia

Sylvia Albright

Abstract

This paper explores the archaeological evidence for women's life cycle rituals and ceremonies among the Nlaka'pamux, based on archaeological and ethnographic data from the Thompson River Region of British Columbia. Research indicates that there are distinct differences between men's and women's ritual sites in terms of site locations, material evidence and images produced on pictograph panels.