Indian Trappers and the Hudson's Bay Company: Early Means of Negotiation in the Canadian Fur Trade
The fur trade and arrival of the Hudson's Bay Company had numerous effects on northern North American indigenous populations. One such group is the Gwich'in Indians in the northwestern portion of the Northwest Territories. Aside from disease and continued reliance on goods imported from th...
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ftunivarizona:oai:repository.arizona.edu:10150/110077 2024-09-15T18:26:37+00:00 Indian Trappers and the Hudson's Bay Company: Early Means of Negotiation in the Canadian Fur Trade Honeyman, Derek University of Arizona 2003 http://hdl.handle.net/10150/110077 en_US eng University of Arizona, Department of Anthropology Arizona Anthropologist 15:31-47. © 2003 Arizona Anthropologist 1062-1601 http://hdl.handle.net/10150/110077 Arizona Anthropologist Indian-white relations credit fur trade Gwich'in sub-Arctic history Article 2003 ftunivarizona 2024-06-25T03:37:05Z The fur trade and arrival of the Hudson's Bay Company had numerous effects on northern North American indigenous populations. One such group is the Gwich'in Indians in the northwestern portion of the Northwest Territories. Aside from disease and continued reliance on goods imported from the south, the fur trade disrupted previous economic relationships between indigenous groups. In some examples, the presence of the Hudson's Bay Company furthered tension between indigenous groups as each vied for the control of fur-rich regions and sole access to specific Company posts. However, due to the frontier nature of the Canadian north, the relations between fur trade companies and indigenous peoples was one of mutual accommodation. This was in stark contrast to other European-Indian relations. This paper examines how credit relations between the Hudson's Bay Company and the Gwich'in reveals a model of resistance. Article in Journal/Newspaper Northwest Territories The University of Arizona: UA Campus Repository |
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The fur trade and arrival of the Hudson's Bay Company had numerous effects on northern North American indigenous populations. One such group is the Gwich'in Indians in the northwestern portion of the Northwest Territories. Aside from disease and continued reliance on goods imported from the south, the fur trade disrupted previous economic relationships between indigenous groups. In some examples, the presence of the Hudson's Bay Company furthered tension between indigenous groups as each vied for the control of fur-rich regions and sole access to specific Company posts. However, due to the frontier nature of the Canadian north, the relations between fur trade companies and indigenous peoples was one of mutual accommodation. This was in stark contrast to other European-Indian relations. This paper examines how credit relations between the Hudson's Bay Company and the Gwich'in reveals a model of resistance. |
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Indian Trappers and the Hudson's Bay Company: Early Means of Negotiation in the Canadian Fur Trade |
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Indian Trappers and the Hudson's Bay Company: Early Means of Negotiation in the Canadian Fur Trade |
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indian trappers and the hudson's bay company: early means of negotiation in the canadian fur trade |
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University of Arizona, Department of Anthropology |
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