Voices from Hudson Bay: Cree Stories from York Factory (Rupert's Land Record Society Series) (Volume 5)

Voices from Hudson Bay: Cree Stories from York Factory (Rupert's Land Record Society Series) (Volume 5) image
ISBN-10:

0773514406

ISBN-13:

9780773514409

Edition: First Edition
Released: Dec 04, 1996
Format: Hardcover, 200 pages
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Description:

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.











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