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
... chiefs , who managed internal clan affairs as well as representing the group on tribal and confederacy levels . Clan offices were hereditary within the group , through the holder's sister's son . Among the Huron , as among the Iroquois ...
... chiefs , who managed internal clan affairs as well as representing the group on tribal and confederacy levels . Clan offices were hereditary within the group , through the holder's sister's son . Among the Huron , as among the Iroquois ...
Page 114
... chief but who became recognized as an outstanding individual could gain considerable influence as an Old Man . No amount of prestige , nor high rank , gave a chief the right to interfere in the affairs of a clan that was not his own ...
... chief but who became recognized as an outstanding individual could gain considerable influence as an Old Man . No amount of prestige , nor high rank , gave a chief the right to interfere in the affairs of a clan that was not his own ...
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... chief's absence stretched into two months , Cartier began to wonder whether Donnacona was collecting a force to attack the French in their weakened condition.41 Upon Donnacona's return , the French became aware of an unusual number of ...
... chief's absence stretched into two months , Cartier began to wonder whether Donnacona was collecting a force to attack the French in their weakened condition.41 Upon Donnacona's return , the French became aware of an unusual number of ...
Contents
PARTI American Discoveries and European Images | 1 |
Early Contacts of Amerindians and Frenchmen | 87 |
Amerindians in Europe | 203 |
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