An ethnohistory of the western Ojibwa, 1780-1830

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dc.contributor.authorPeers, Laura Lynn,en_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-12-02T16:54:32Z
dc.date.available2009-12-02T16:54:32Z
dc.date.issued1988en_US
dc.degree.disciplineHistoryen_US
dc.degree.levelMaster of Arts (M.A.)en_US
dc.description.abstractThis thesis traces the development of the western Ojibwa as an ethinic gorup. Reasons for Ojibwa movement into the area west of Red River are examined, inlcuding the nature of their involvement in the fur trade and the effects of the smallpox epidemic of the early 1780's. Their initial presence in the west was characterized by prestige and power gained from trading primarily in beaver. Their success in the trade was increased by rivalry between trading companies. As the beaver and large game populations diminised, the western Ojibwa diversified their economy to maintain the afflence they desired. Bison-hunting, potato horticulture, and the trading of less prestigious furs became increasingly important to the western Ojibwa after 1800. Their association with the Cree and Assiniboine produced cultural changes among the western Ojibwa after 1800 as well. Both their economic diversification and their incidence of co-residence with other Plains groups increased as trade conditions changed, especially after the merger of the North West Company and the Hudson's Bay Company in 1821. By 1830 a number of regional cultural adaptations had emerged among the western Ojibwa, including Peguis' band which was dealing with the influence of missionaries and the Red River settlement and the first "plains" or bison-oriented Ojibwa bands west of Lake Winnipegosis. By relying on the strength and flexibility of their culture, the Western Ojibwa were able to retain their autonomy and their ethnic identity thoughout this period of adaptation to new ecological conditions, cultural contacts, social networks, and trade conditions.en_US
dc.format.extentiii [i.e. v], 192 [i.e. 193] leaves :en_US
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dc.identifierocm72717728en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/3571
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsopen accessen_US
dc.rightsThe reproduction of this thesis has been made available by authority of the copyright owner solely for the purpose of private study and research, and may only be reproduced and copied as permitted by copyright laws or with express written authorization from the copyright owner.en_US
dc.titleAn ethnohistory of the western Ojibwa, 1780-1830en_US
dc.typemaster thesisen_US
local.subject.manitobayesen_US
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