Book
Indians in the fur trade: their role as trappers, hunters, and middlemen in the lands southwest of Hudson Bay, 1660-1870
University of Toronto Press • Toronto • Published In 1974 • Pages:
By: Ray, Arthur J..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This document deals in historical perspective with the fur trade as a pervasive force influencing the economic and political development of what was then known as Western Canada between 1640-1870. During this period the fur trade operated as an integrating force between Indian and European, requiring the cooperation of both parties in the exploitation of resources. Although this time involved peaceful relations between settlers, traders, and Indians, it was also a time of cultural change for the Indians. 'This book deals with some of the adaptive responses that were made by the Indians living in the central and southern portions of Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Attention is focused on the way in which different Indian groups perceived and responded to the varying opportunities which the fur trade offered to them. In particular, detailed consideration is given to the different roles that key Indian groups played in the fur trade and to the implications that this role differentiation had for tribal migration, inter-tribal relations, material culture change, and ecological adaptation. With respect to the latter, the implications that the progressive deterioration of the resource base had for culture change are also discussed' (pp. xi-xii).
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- External trade
- Retail marketing
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Assiniboine
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2002
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- North America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Plains and Plateau
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Historian
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- John Beierle ; 2001
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- no date
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1640-1870
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- central and southern Manitoba and Saskatchewan, Canada
- NotesAdditional notes
- Arthur J. Ray
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 232-242) and index
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 73089848
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Assiniboine Indians