Book Reviews:
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
David J. Norton
Massimiliano Carocci
Scott R. Trevithick
Guy Lanoue
Allan J. Ryan
Claire R. Farrer
Laurie Milne
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 19, no. 1, 1999, pp. 193-211
Description
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).
Brandy and Beaver Pelts: Assiniboine-European Trading Patterns, 1695 – 1805
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Thomas F. Schilz
Saskatchewan History, vol. 37, no. 3, Autumn, 1984, pp. 95-102
Description
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.
Indian Trappers and the Hudson's Bay Company: Early Means of Negotiation in the Canadian Fur Trade
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Derek Honeyman
Arizona Anthropologist, vol. 15, Fall, 2003, pp. 31-47
Description
Looks at the relationship between the Gwich'in Indians in the Northwest Territories and the Hudson's Bay Company and the use of credit.
The Spread of Firearms among the Indians on the Anglo-French Frontiers
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Donald E. Worcester
Thomas F. Schilz
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 8, no. 2, Spring, 1984, pp. 103-1115
Description
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.