Wolves and Canids in Great Plains Indigenous Cultures with David Ian Howe - Plains 18

In this episode of The Great Plains Archaeology Podcast, host Carlton Shield Chief Gover sits down with public archaeologist and science communicator David Ian Howe for a wide-ranging conversation on the cultural, spiritual, and archaeological significance of wolves and other canids across the Great Plains. From ancient burials of domesticated dogs to the symbolic power of the wolf in Indigenous cosmologies, Carlton and David explore how Plains societies understood and related to their four-legged companions and wild kin. Whether you're a dog lover, a zooarchaeology nerd, or someone curious about the deep-time connections between humans and animals on the Plains, this episode offers rich insights and thoughtful discussion.

Links

• David Ian Howe’s Website

• Ethnocynology Podcast

• The Archaeology of the North American Great Plains by Douglas B. Bamforth (2021)

• Archaeology on the Great Plains Edited by W. Raymond Wood (1998)

• Carlton's KU Anthropology Faculty Bio

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