essay
Territorial expansion of the Chipewyan in the 18th century
National Museum of Canada • (27) • Published In 1975 • Pages: 351-388
By: Gillespie, Beryl C..
Abstract
This paper, based on secondary material, attempts to disprove the generally held belief maintained by historians and ethnologists that the Cree Indians were the aggressors toward their Athapaskan neighbors in the latter part of the 18th and early 19th centuries, and it was the Cree themselves who were the original inhabitants of the Churchill River drainage. Later, as the result of the economic stimulation provided by the fur trade it was the Chipewyan Athapaskans who moved into Cree territory and were the 'invaders'. This source provides some interesting insights into the early days of the fur trade and on Cree-Chipewyan relations.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2000
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Arctic and Subarctic
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle ; 1989-1991
- Field Date
- no date
- Coverage Date
- late 18th - early 19th centuries
- Coverage Place
- Churchill River drainage, Manitoba to Lake Athabasca, Saskatchewan, Canada
- Notes
- [by] Beryl C. Gillespie
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 386-388)
- LCSH
- Chipewyan Indians