Notes on Lodge Plans in the Lake Indicator Area of South-Central Quebec

Reports on Cree Indian lodges as observed in an area northeast of Lake Mistassini in 1953. Remains of an earth-covered conical lodge, four house pits, and a log cabin are described, also an occupied cabin. The dwellings span a 50-75 yr. period; their locations in relation to the lake, floor excavation, etc. indicate they were used during the early winter. According to informants, the area was visited at approx. 10-yr intervals, each site occupied once and only one at a time. Transition from earth-covered conical lodges to European-style cabins is noted, also distribution of the conical lodge in the Eastern Canadian Subarctic