Abstract

Recent archaeological research conducted by the Prince of Wales Northem Heritage Centre has concentrated largely on completing heritage resource inventories of various regions of the Northwest Territories for which the archaeological record is poorly understood. Collaborative research with local communities has proven to be an effective way for eliciting information pertinent to past use of these landscapes. This paper discusses initial results of a three year inventory project conducted in collaboration with the communities of Rae Lakes and Rae, which used Dogrib traditions (oral narrative, subsistence strategies and place names) relating to a canoe and dog sled trail as a basis for determining field reconnaissance strategies.