THE TSIMSHIAN, THE HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY, AND THE GEOPOLITICS OF THE NORTHWEST COAST FUR TRADE, 1787–1840

• Published in: The Canadian Geographer/Le Géographe canadien
• Main Authors: MARSDEN, SUSAN, GALOIS, ROBERT
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 1995
• Subjects: First Nations; Tsimshian; Tsimshian*
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1541-0064.1995.tb00411.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1541-0064.1995.tb00411.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1541-0064.1995.tb00411.x

The paper examines the first half‐century of the fur trade on the Northwest Coast from the perspective of its First Nations participants. It focuses on the array of initiatives taken by Ligeex, a prominent Tsimshian chief, to insert non‐native traders within the geopolitics of the indigenous world. The reconstruction is undertaken by linking Tsimshian oral narratives with Euro‐American documentary sources. ľarticle traite des cinquante premiéres années du commerce des fourrures sur la côte nord‐ouest du point de vue des participants membres des Premiéres Nations. II se concentre sur la série ?initiatives entreprises par Ligeex, un chef tsimshian de premier rang, afin ?incorporer les commerçants allochtones à la géopolitique du monde indigéne. La reconstruction est effectuée en reliant des narrations de la tradition orale tsimshiane à des sources documentaires euro‐américaines.