The Myth of the Savage and the Beginnings of French Colonialism in the AmericasA classic study of early contact between European explorers and North American natives. When the two cultures met in the fifteenth century, it meant great upheavals for the Amerindians, but strengthened the Europeans' move toward nation-states and capitalism. |
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Page 113
... Huron tribes were divided among eight exogamous clans . The Jesuits did not report on such structures , although the “ eight captains from the eight nations that constitute the Huron country , ” may be an oblique reference to such an ...
... Huron tribes were divided among eight exogamous clans . The Jesuits did not report on such structures , although the “ eight captains from the eight nations that constitute the Huron country , ” may be an oblique reference to such an ...
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... Huron . ) Although not as populous as the Huron , they also formed a confederation , inhabiting about forty villages more widely dispersed and smaller than those of their northern neighbors . The French speculated that the Neutral had ...
... Huron . ) Although not as populous as the Huron , they also formed a confederation , inhabiting about forty villages more widely dispersed and smaller than those of their northern neighbors . The French speculated that the Neutral had ...
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... Huron Farmers , 57 . 137. Champlain did not see that the Huron had an effective legal system ( Champlain , Works 3 : 142-43 ) ; however , Jesuit missionaries disagreed , and found that the Huron did possess a system of law , which they ...
... Huron Farmers , 57 . 137. Champlain did not see that the Huron had an effective legal system ( Champlain , Works 3 : 142-43 ) ; however , Jesuit missionaries disagreed , and found that the Huron did possess a system of law , which they ...
Contents
PARTI American Discoveries and European Images | 1 |
Early Contacts of Amerindians and Frenchmen | 87 |
Amerindians in Europe | 203 |
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