Fort Chipewyan and the shaping of Canadian history, 1788-1920s : "we like to be free in this country" /

"The story of the expansion of European civilization into the wilderness continues to shape perceptions of how Aboriginal people became part of nations such as Canada. This groundbreaking study subverts this narrative of progress and modernity by examining Canadian nation building from the pers...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: McCormack, Patricia Alice, 1947-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Vancouver ; Toronto : UBC Press, 2010.
Temas:
Indians of North America > Alberta > Fort Chipewyan > History.
Fur trade > Alberta > History.
Native peoples > Alberta > Government relations.
Fourrures > Commerce > Alberta > Histoire.
HISTORY > Canada > General.
Fur trade
Indians of North America
Fort Chipewyan (Alta.) > History.
Alberta
Alberta > Fort Chipewyan
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Writing Fort Chipewyan history
  • Building a plural society at Fort Chipewyan : a cultural Rababou
  • The fur trade mode of production
  • The creation of Canada : a new plan for the Northwest
  • Local impacts : state expansion, the Athabasca District, and Fort Chipewyan
  • Christian missions
  • The ways of life at Fort Chipewyan : cultural baselines at the time of treaty
  • Treaty no. 8 and the Métis scrip : Canada bargains for the North
  • The government foot in the door
  • Fort Chipewyan and the new regime
  • Epilogue : facing the future
  • Appendix. Personal testimony from Fort Chipewyan residents and related persons : memoirs and interviews.

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