A Metis Metier: Transportation in Rupert's Land
This thesis argues that the provision of transportation services represented one of the core economic activities in the area of western Canada known as Rupert's Land, and that during the period from the amalgamation of the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) and the North West Company (NWC) in 1821...
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ftunivottawa:oai:ruor.uottawa.ca:10393/26978 2023-05-15T17:12:15+02:00 A Metis Metier: Transportation in Rupert's Land McKillip, James 2005 157 p. application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/10393/26978 https://doi.org/10.20381/ruor-18475 en eng University of Ottawa (Canada) Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 44-04, page: 1665. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/26978 http://dx.doi.org/10.20381/ruor-18475 History Canadian Thesis 2005 ftunivottawa https://doi.org/10.20381/ruor-18475 2021-01-04T17:08:55Z This thesis argues that the provision of transportation services represented one of the core economic activities in the area of western Canada known as Rupert's Land, and that during the period from the amalgamation of the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) and the North West Company (NWC) in 1821 until the arrival of the railroads in the area in the mid-1880s, the Metis played a central role in providing those services. The thesis reviews the nature of transportation arrangements within the fur industry of Rupert's Land and describes Metis participation in those arrangements. Metis involvement in both York Boat work and overland transportation by Red River Cart are discussed in detail, as are the York Boats and Red River Carts themselves. The overall value to the Metis economy of their participation in the provision of transportation services is also estimated. Thesis Metis uO Research (University of Ottawa - uOttawa) Canada |
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This thesis argues that the provision of transportation services represented one of the core economic activities in the area of western Canada known as Rupert's Land, and that during the period from the amalgamation of the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) and the North West Company (NWC) in 1821 until the arrival of the railroads in the area in the mid-1880s, the Metis played a central role in providing those services. The thesis reviews the nature of transportation arrangements within the fur industry of Rupert's Land and describes Metis participation in those arrangements. Metis involvement in both York Boat work and overland transportation by Red River Cart are discussed in detail, as are the York Boats and Red River Carts themselves. The overall value to the Metis economy of their participation in the provision of transportation services is also estimated. |
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Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 44-04, page: 1665. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/26978 http://dx.doi.org/10.20381/ruor-18475 |
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