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Item Blackfoot traditional knowledge, bison drive lines, and geospatial analysis(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Letters & Science, 2024) Edmo, Kendall Rae; Chairperson, Graduate Committee: David B. McWethy; This is a manuscript style paper that includes co-authored chapters.Bison drive lines provide material evidence of ancestral Blackfoot practices. The spatial dimensions of drive lines highlight a sophisticated understanding of bison-environment interactions and the strategic use of geographic landforms and environmental features to maintain a critical lifeway. Here we examine broad-scale landscape use patterns among prehistoric Blackfoot bison hunters on the Northwestern Plains through an analysis of a network of drive lines in traditional Blackfoot territory (US) using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and previous archaeological and anthropological research. The findings of this study show that ancestral Blackfoot designed bison drive lines to be positioned in proximity to key landscape resources including water, forested areas, and wetlands and kettle lakes. This study builds on previous research that applies an Indigenous archaeological framework that incorporates ethnohistoric narratives and traditional knowledge to provide important context for understanding the relationship between ancestral Blackfoot, bison, and the cultural landscape. Examining the relationship between drive lines and landscape features helps advance our understanding of the Blackfoot knowledge system that has adapted and endured for millennia.Item Modeling soil productivity in Montana using a Geographic Information System and existing data bases(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Letters & Science, 1998) Langner, UteItem A viewshed information system for mountain resort areas(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Letters & Science, 1994) Wittren, Douglas L.Item Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation : estimation at the landscape scale using GIS(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Letters & Science, 1996) Repetto, Philip LouisItem GIS modeling of bison habitat in southwestern Montana : a study in ranch management and conservation(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Letters & Science, 2000) Phillips, Linda BowersItem A geographic information system fiscal analysis of development patterns in Bozeman, Montana(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Letters & Science, 2000) Mitchell, B. StewartItem Geographic information systems applied to rock slope stability analysis in Yellowstone County, Montana(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Letters & Science, 1996) DeYoung, Edwin Jay