The Dakota of the Canadian Northwest : lessons for survival

Type

Book

Authors

Peter Douglas Elias ( Elias, Peter Douglas )

ISBN 10

0889771359

ISBN 13

9780889771352

Tags

Dakota -- History, Dakota, Indigenous peoples -- Prairie Provinces -- History, Dakota -- Economic conditions, First Nations reserves, First Nations reserves -- Prairie Provinces -- History

Abstract

"When the Dakota came to the Red River area in 1862, they brought with them their skills in hunting and gathering, fishing and farming. These bands faced common barriers, but responded to them differently. Some bands established themselves as commercial farmers, one band based its economy on the traditional pursuits of hunting, fishing and gathering, another adopted an economic strategy based on livestock production and the sale of labour. The Dakota at Portage la Prairie and Prince Albert were almost exclusively urban and rural wage labourers."--Amazon.

Description

xvii, 262 pages, [12] pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 23 cm.

Biblio Notes

Contents:
The old traditions: Archaeology to 1862 --
Negotiated admission: flight to security in Canada, 1862 and 1863 --
surviving the early years, 1863 60 1875 --
Settlement of the farmers: Oak River, Birdtail and Oak Lake bands, 1871 to 1878 --
A decade of learning the basics, 1879-1889 --
Regulated success: commerce, competition and the Crown, 1890 to 1899 --
Limited increase, 1900 to 1940 --
The hunters of Turtle Mountain, 1877 to 1915 --
Cattle and wages in the South: Standing Buffalo's Band, 1876 to 1940 --
Cattle and wages in the North: white Cap's Band, 1878-1940 --
The southern labourers: The Portage La Prairie bands, 1886 to 1973 --
The northern labourers: the Prince Albert band, s 1876to 1963 --
Conclusions.

Includes index.

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