Voices from Huson Bay Cree Stories from York Factory - Rupert's Land Record Society Series
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The era the elders describe, from the end of World War I to the closing of York Factory in 1957, saw dramatic changes - both positive and negative - to aboriginal life in the North. The extension of Treaty 5 in 1910 to include members of the York Factory band, the arrival of police and government agents, and the shifting economy of the fur trade are all discussed. Despite these upheavals, however, the elders' accounts demonstrate the continuity of northern life in the twentieth century, from the persistence of traditional ways to the ongoing role of community and kinship ties. Perceptions of aboriginal life have been shaped largely by non-Native accounts that offer limited views of Swampy Cree history and record little beyond the social and economic interaction that was part of life in the fur trade. The stories in this collection provide Cree perspectives on northern life and history, and represent the legacy of a younger generation of aboriginal people.
Book information
ISBN: | 9780773514409 |
Publisher: | McGill-Queen's University Press |
Imprint: | John Deutsch Institute for the Study of Economic Policy |
Pub date: | 01 Jun 1996 |
DEWEY: | 971.271 |
DEWEY edition: | 21 |
Language: | English |
Number of pages: | 158 |
Weight: | 450g |
Height: | 241mm |
Width: | 165mm |
Spine width: | 19mm |