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 93
... practice at the time of contact was to abandon fields after a period of time , and to cultivate new ones that had been cleared and prepared in the meantime , a process that could involve moving the whole village.20 The reason usually ...
... practice at the time of contact was to abandon fields after a period of time , and to cultivate new ones that had been cleared and prepared in the meantime , a process that could involve moving the whole village.20 The reason usually ...
Page 94
Olive Patricia Dickason. village.20 The reason usually given for this practice , that the soil was exhausted after that ... practice was inspired by the Devil ; body painting represented a refusal by man to be a reflection Noble Ottawa ...
Olive Patricia Dickason. village.20 The reason usually given for this practice , that the soil was exhausted after that ... practice was inspired by the Devil ; body painting represented a refusal by man to be a reflection Noble Ottawa ...
Page 109
... practice of charging a toll on Huron canoes laden with furs passing Allumette Island in the Ottawa River . Although the Huron complained about this , 106 they themselves collected tribute on goods passing through Huronia . 107 This was ...
... practice of charging a toll on Huron canoes laden with furs passing Allumette Island in the Ottawa River . Although the Huron complained about this , 106 they themselves collected tribute on goods passing through Huronia . 107 This was ...
Contents
PARTI American Discoveries and European Images | 1 |
Early Contacts of Amerindians and Frenchmen | 87 |
Amerindians in Europe | 203 |
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