The demographic history of two British Columbian native reserve populations
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1987
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Hogg, Robert Stephen
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It was hypothesized that disparities in the prehistoric ways of life of two British Columbian Indian bands would be reflected to some degree by differences in their historic and present demographic trends. This historical-demographic study delineated, quantified, and compared fertility and mortality schedules of the Ahousaht and Anaham reserve populations. In addition, historical-demographic trends were assessed and stable and prospective (future) population simulations were completed. Recent demographic differences between these two communities were generally shown to be insignificant and not influenced directly by cultural, environmental, or historical circumstances. In both populations basic demographic processes inherent in the past and present were often better explained by pan-cultural changes in the lifestyles of native British Columbians and by demographic irregularities characteristically found in small populations.