Middlemen

Book review of: The Iroquois in the War of 1812 by Carl Benn. The Lakota Ritual and the Sweat Lodge: History and Contemporary Practice by Raymond Bucko. The Legacy of Shingwaukonse: A Century of Native Leadership by Janet E. Chute. The Social Life of Stories: Narrative and Knowledge in the Yukon Territory by Julie Cruikshank. Looking North: Art from the University of Alaska Museum by Aldona Jonaitis (Editor).

Describes the evolving participation of the Assiniboine people in the fur trade of the 18th century. Provides information on the relationships the Assiniboine had with the French, the Coureur des bois and those they had with other First Nations, including the Cree, the Sioux, and the Blackfoot. Entire issue on one .pdf, scroll down to page 95

Examines other aspects of the Sioux-Métis relationship other than the Northern Plains Métis families.

History of the Gros Ventres both benefiting from and being suspicious of the English fur trade.

Looks at the relationship between the Gwich'in Indians in the Northwest Territories and the Hudson's Bay Company and the use of credit.

Using evolutionary theory to look at how interactions between cultures lead to the evolution of Indigenous groups.

Analyzes the change to warfare in the North American subarctic with the expansion of European peoples and goods.

History Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Manitoba, 2000.

Historical overview of the effects on Indigenous people and culture from the distribution of firearms to Indigenous people across North America during periods of European warfare and trade.