Book

The Ojibwa of Western Canada, 1780 to 1870

Minnesota Historical Society PressSt. Paul • Published In 1994 • Pages: xviii, 288

By: Peers, Laura L. (Laura Lynn).

Abstract
The western Ojibwa are the descendants of Ojibwa people who migrated into the West from their settlements around the Great Lakes in the late eighteenth century. This work traces their origins, adaptation to the West, and the way in which they coped with the many challenges they faced in the first century of their history in that region between the years 1780 to 1870 (p. ix). These challenges, examined in detail in this study, involved the surviving of epidemic disease, the rise and fall of the fur trade, the depletion of game in the region, the establishment of European settlements in the area, the loss of tribal lands, and the Canadian government's assertion of political control over them.
Subjects
Acculturation and culture contact
Sociocultural trends
Hunting and trapping
External trade
External relations
Warfare
Missions
culture
Ojibwa
HRAF PubDate
2000
Region
North America
Sub Region
Arctic and Subarctic
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
Analyst
John Beierle; 1998
Field Date
no date
Coverage Date
1780-1870
Coverage Place
Central Ojibwa: prairie provinces, western Canada
Notes
Laura Peers
Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-277)
LCCN
94031544
LCSH
Ojibwa Indians