The Plains Cree : trade, diplomacy, and war, 1790 to 1870 (Manitoba studies in Native history)
Type
Book
Authors
John S. Milloy ( Milloy, John S. )
ISBN 10
088755623X
ISBN 13
9780887556234
Category
General Library Collection
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Publication Year
1990
Publisher
University of Manitoba Press, Canada
Pages
178
Subject
Plains Cree -- History
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Abstract
"The first economic, military, and diplomatic history of the Plains Cree from contact with the Europeans in the 1670s to the disappearance of the buffalo from Cree lands by the 1870s, focusing on military and trade relations between 1790 and 1870.
Milloy describes three distinct eras, each characterized by a paramount motive for war: the wars of migration and territory, the horse wars during the 'golden years' of Plains Indian life, and buffalo wars, which mark the trail to the reserves. Intimately linked to each era was a particular trade pattern and a military system that linked the Cree with other Plains tribes and non-Natives. By tracing these themes, Milloy charts the ability of the Cree to serve their economic interests by forging alliances or undertaking military or diplomatic offensives."--Amazon.
Milloy describes three distinct eras, each characterized by a paramount motive for war: the wars of migration and territory, the horse wars during the 'golden years' of Plains Indian life, and buffalo wars, which mark the trail to the reserves. Intimately linked to each era was a particular trade pattern and a military system that linked the Cree with other Plains tribes and non-Natives. By tracing these themes, Milloy charts the ability of the Cree to serve their economic interests by forging alliances or undertaking military or diplomatic offensives."--Amazon.
Description
xviii, 159 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
Number of Copies
1
Library | Accession No | Call No | Copy No | Edition | Location | Availability |
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Main | 22028 | E99.C88 M54 | 8 | Yes |