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'Give us a little milk': the social and cultural meanings of gift giving in the Lake Superior fur trade

Minnesota history • 48 (2) • Published In 1982 • Pages: 60-71

By: White, Bruce M..

Abstract

Among the Ojibwa gift giving was an important social act, whether in personal relationships, trade, or diplomacy. White notes that without participating in the process of gift giving, a foreigner, regardless of whether or not he was a trader or diplomat, could not hope to achieve his political or social needs (p. 71). This document explores the various ways in which gift giving functions in Ojibwa society.

HRAF PubDate

2000

Region

North America

Sub Region

Arctic and Subarctic

Document Type

article

Evaluation

Creator Type

Historian

Document Rating

4: Excellent Secondary Data

Analyst

John Beierle; 1998

Field Date

no date

Coverage Date

'traditional' to ca. 1850

Coverage Place

Lake Superior region, United States and Canada

Notes

Bruce M. White

Includes bibliographical references

LCCN

85652033

LCSH

Ojibwa Indians