Contents; Tables; Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 The Land and the People: An Introduction; 2 Strangers Encroach on James Bay; 3 Competition for Indian Furs, 1668-1693; 4 Trading on the East Main, 1693-1735; 5 The Fur Trade in the Eighteenth Century; 6 A Decade on Richmond Gulf; 7 Daily Life at Eastmain House; 8 Penetrating the Hinterland, 1770-1820; 9 Big River Post and Beyond, 1784-1824; 10 A New Relationship; 11 The Inuit and the North, 1837-1870; 12 Rupert House in the Nineteenth Century; 13 Conclusion; Appendix: Population of James Bay in 1838 and 1858; References; Index
Summary
An investigation of the effects of the fur trade on the social patterns of the Algonquian peoples living in the eastern James Bay region from 1600 to 1870
Analysis
Fur trade James Bay Region History
Indians of North America Trapping James Bay Region History
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-189) and index
Notes
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