Indians in the Fur Trade
Their Roles As Trappers, Hunters, and Middlemen in the Lands Southwest of Hudson Bay, 1660-1870
University of Toronto Press · Print & ebook · December 15, 1998
First published in 1974, this best-selling book was lauded by Choice as 'an important, ground-breaking study of the Assiniboine and western Cree Indians who inhabited southern Manitoba and Saskatchewan' and 'essential reading for anyone interested in the history of the Canadian west before 1870.' Indians in the Fur Trade makes extensive use of previously unpublished Hudson's Bay Company archival materials and other available data to reconstruct the cultural geography of the West at the time of early contact, illustrating many of the rapid cultural transformations with maps and diagrams.
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- Who it’s for
- Arthur Ray reconstructs the West before 1870 through archival materials, maps, and diagrams.
- Genres
- Pre-Confederation Canada, Indigenous & Colonial History, Native American Studies
- Published
- University of Toronto Press, December 15, 1998
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First published in 1974, this best-selling book was lauded by Choice as 'an important, ground-breaking study of the Assiniboine and western Cree Indians who inhabited southern Manitoba and Saskatchewan' and 'essential reading for anyone interested in the history of the Canadian west before 1870.'
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Indians in the Fur Trade makes extensive use of previously unpublished Hudson's Bay Company archival materials and other available data to reconstruct the cultural geography of the West at the time of early contact, illustrating many of the rapid cultural transformations with maps and diagrams. Now with a new introduction and an update on sources, it will continue to be of great use to students and scholars of Native and Canadian history.
Fur Trade Geography
Arthur Ray reconstructs the West before 1870 through archival materials, maps, and diagrams.
Come here for
- Assiniboine and western Cree roles in the fur trade
- Cultural geography at early contact
Expect
- Previously unpublished Hudson’s Bay Company archival materials
- A new introduction and an update on sources
Where it sits
| Indigenous & Colonial History | 60% |
|---|---|
| Pre-Confederation Canada | 48% |
| Native American Studies | 33% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Pre-Confederation Canada
- Native American History
- Exploration & Discovery
- Social History
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- Native American Studies
- Authors
- Arthur Ray, Arthur J. Ray
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Published
- December 15, 1998
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Pre-Confederation Canada