Papers of the ... Algonquian Conference, Volume 8Carleton University, 1977 - Algonquian Indians |
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The duties of the trading captains , as the English perceived them , were to return to the post each year in command of a large number of canoes laden with furs . The success with which they achieved this varied from year to year ...
The duties of the trading captains , as the English perceived them , were to return to the post each year in command of a large number of canoes laden with furs . The success with which they achieved this varied from year to year ...
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For one man to bring as many as 20 canoes ( therefore approximately 40 men3 , B.59 / a / 78 : June 9 ) or 15 canoes ( therefore 30 men , B.59 / a / 56 : June 6 ) meant that they were in some cases drawing on a rather large population ...
For one man to bring as many as 20 canoes ( therefore approximately 40 men3 , B.59 / a / 78 : June 9 ) or 15 canoes ( therefore 30 men , B.59 / a / 56 : June 6 ) meant that they were in some cases drawing on a rather large population ...
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3 Of the 37 times in the Eastmain records the number of canoes given is correlated with the number of men in them ... or more the number of canoes , in 6 cases it is 1 times the number of canoes and in 4 cases it is 1 man per canoe .
3 Of the 37 times in the Eastmain records the number of canoes given is correlated with the number of men in them ... or more the number of canoes , in 6 cases it is 1 times the number of canoes and in 4 cases it is 1 man per canoe .
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Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
Day National Museum of Man INDIAN PLACENAMES | 26 |
Rémi Savard Université de Montréal MYTHES ET COSMOLOGIES | 50 |
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