This important new work presents the results of archaeological investigations carried out in Canada's Lesser Slave Lake region during the 1980s and 1990s. The book offers evidence of the region's occupation from late Holocene times and presents information on the extensive trade and communication networks which existed in ancient times, including the discovery of raw materials such as obsidian from British Columbia's Anahim region. The author also details cultural influences from the Athapaskan peoples to the north and Plains groups to the south, and looks at the Cree who lived in the area at the dawn of contact with Euro-Canadians.