| French Canadians, Furs, and Indigenous Women in the Making of the Pacific Northwest Contributor(s): Barman, Jean (Author) |
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ISBN: 0774828056 ISBN-13: 9780774828055 Publisher: University of British Columbia Press OUR PRICE: $41.75 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Native American - History | United States - State & Local - Pacific Northwest (or, Wa) - History | Canada - Pre-confederation (to 1867) |
| Dewey: 979.5 |
| LCCN: 2014469988 |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6" W x 8.8" (1.49 lbs) 472 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Canadian - Ethnic Orientation - Native American - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Cultural Region - Pacific Northwest |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Jean Barman rewrites the history of the Pacific Northwest from the perspective of the French Canadians involved in the fur economy, the Indigenous women whose presence in their lives encouraged them to stay, and their descendants. For half a century, French Canadians were the region's largest group of newcomers, facilitating early overland crossings, driving the fur economy, initiating non-wholly-Indigenous agricultural settlement, and easing relations with Indigenous peoples. When the region was divided in 1846, they also ensured that the northern half would go to Britain, ultimately giving Canada its Pacific shoreline. |