Indians in the Fur Trade : Their Roles as Trappers, Hunters, and Middlemen in the Lands Southwest of Hudson Bay, 1660-1870

by Ray, Arthur J.

• ISBN13: 9780802079800
• ISBN10: 0802079806
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-02-01
• Publisher: Univ of Toronto Pr

Summary

A classic study of the Assiniboine and western Cree Indians who inhabited southern Manitoba and Saskatchewan between 1660 and 1870. The second edition contains a new preface and an update on all sources.

Author Biography

Arthur J. Ray is a professor in the Department of History at the University of British Columbia.

Table of Contents

Illustrations
Introduction to the 1998 Edition: Reflections on Indians in the Fur Trade
Preface to the 1974 Edition
Trade rivalries, inter-tribal warfare, and migration	p. 3
Land and life in the western interior before 1763	p. 27
Traders and middlemen	p. 51
Arms, brandy, beads, and sundries	p. 72
Migrations, epidemics, and population changes, 1763-1821	p. 94
The destruction of fur and game animals	p. 117
New economic opportunities	p. 125
Economic dependency and the fur trade: contrasting trends	p. 137
Land and life: a changing mosaic	p. 166
The changing demographic picture after 1821	p. 182
Declining opportunities in a changing fur trade	p. 195
End of a way of life	p. 217
Select Bibliography for the 1974 Edition	p. 232
Index	p. 243
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