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- Includes bibliographical references (p. 284-298) Recent Publications in Canadian Native Studies": p. 266-282
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Table of Contents
- COVER 1
- TABLE OF CONTENTS 6
- INTRODUCTION 12
- PART I: THE GREAT LAKES – ST. LAWRENCE REGION 18
- CHAPTER 1 The Iroquois Wars and Native Arms 20
- The Dutch 22
- Iroquois Guns 24
- "The 400 Guns of the Mohawk" 24
- The Operational Parameters of the Seventeenth Century Musket 26
- Notes 28
- CHAPTER 2 Epidemics: The Forgotten Factor in Seventeenth Century Native Warfare in the St. Lawrence Region 31
- The Epidemics 32
- Post-Epidemic Warfare 40
- Notes 46
- CHAPTER 3 Ktaqamkuk Ilnui Saqimawoutie: Aboriginal Rights and the Myth of the Micmac Mercenaries in Newfoundland 49
- The Micmac Mercenary Myth 49
- The "Magic Date" 50
- Archaeological Evidence 51
- Other Contributions by Anthropologists 51
- Epilogue 52
- Notes 52
- CHAPTER 4 Families of Mixed Descent in the Western Great Lakes Region 54
- Self-Ascription 56
- Ascription by Outsiders 56
- Mating and Marriage Patterns 60
- The Requirements for the Development of an Ethnic Identity 66
- Notes 68
- PART II: THE BOREAL FOREST 73
- CHAPTER 5 The Significance of Hunting Territories Today 77
- Notes 90
- CHAPTER 6 Waswanipi Cree Management of Land and Wildlife: Cree Ethno-Ecology Revisited 92
- Introduction 92
- Some Features of the Waswanipi Ethno-Ecosystem 92
- Waswanipi Hunting Recipes 94
- Waswanipi Resource Management 96
- Conclusions 98
- Afterword, 1973 99
- Postscript, 1986 99
- Notes 107
- CHAPTER 7 The Innu Bands of Labrador 109
- Notes 122
- CHAPTER 8 The Home Guard Cree and the Hudson's Bay Company: The First Hundred Years 124
- Notes 131
- PART III: THE PRAIRIES 134
- CHAPTER 9 The Métis Nation: Buffalo Hunting versus Agriculture in the Red River Settlement, 1810-1870 137
- The Nature of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry in the Red River Settlement 139
- The Contributions of the Red River Métis 145
- Conclusions 148
- Notes 149
- CHAPTER 10 The Métis: Genesis and Rebirth 153
- Acadia and New France 153
- Métis Communities in the Great Lakes Region 154
- "Natives of Hudson's Bay" 155
- Ethnogenesis in Red River 156
- Red River to the 1870s 157
- Métis Renaissance: The 1980s 161
- Notes 162
- CHAPTER 11 Indian Reserves in Western Canada: Indian Homelands or Devices for Assimilation? 165
- Notes 171
- PART IV: THE PACIFIC REGION 175
- CHAPTER 12 Slave Raiding on the North Pacific Coast 178
- Slavery 179
- War 181
- Slave Raids 184
- Conclusions 187
- Notes 187
- CHAPTER 13 Women Traders in the Maritime Fur Trade 190
- Maritime Fur Trade 190
- Women Traders 191
- Women's Traditional Economic Roles 194
- Property Ownership 195
- Women's Role in Trade 196
- Conclusions 199
- Notes 200
- CHAPTER 14 Fishing is Women's Business: Changing Economic Roles of Carrier Women and Men 203
- The Indigenous Economy and Social Organization 204
- Economic Transition and Changing Relationships to the Land 205
- The Rise of a Capitalist Labour Market 206
- The Impact of State Intervention 209
- Fishing and Contemporary Politics 212
- Notes 214
- CHAPTER 15 The Marginalization of the Tsimshian Cultural Ecology: The Seasonal Cycle 216
- The Tsimshian 217
- Seasonal Cycles 218
- Effects of the New Political Economy 219
- Hunting 220
- Fishing 223
- Gathering 225
- Tsimshian Patterns 228
- Conclusions 231
- Notes 233
- PART V: THE YUKON AND THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES 236
- CHAPTER 16 Changing Perceptions of Industrial Development in the North 240
- The Setting 241
- Changing Perceptions of Development 242
- Land Rights Hearings 243
- Implications 246
- Notes 247
- CHAPTER 17 Capital and Economic Development: A Critical Appraisal of the Recommendations of the Mackenzie Valley Pipeline Commission 249
- Berger's Plan for Northern Development 250
- Critique of Berger's Program 251
- Application to the Dene 254
- Conclusions 256
- Notes 257
- CHAPTER 18 Survival and Adaptation of the Inuit Ethnic Identity: The Importance of Inuktitut 258
- Introduction 258
- General Demographic Features 259
- Inuktitut Retention, 1971 and 1981 260
- Ethnic Identity and Inuktitut Retention in the Canadian North 264
- Conclusions 268
- Notes 270
- CHAPTER 19 Prospects for the Northern Canadian Native Economy 273
- Native Economy 273
- The Cost of Maintaining a Mixed Economy 277
- Notes 280
- PART VI: SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER STUDY 282
- CHAPTER 20 Recent Publications in Canadian Native Studies 283
- Journals 283
- Theses 284
- Monographs of the Canadian Museum of Civilisation 285
- Pioneers 285
- LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS 300
- BIBLIOGRAPHY 301
- List of Tables and Figures 36