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The Plains Cree : trade, diplomacy and war, 1790 to 1870 Cover Image

The Plains Cree : trade, diplomacy and war, 1790 to 1870

Milloy, John Sheridan (author.).

Summary: "The first economic, military, and diplomatic history of the Plains Cree from contact with the Europeans in the 1670s to the disappearance of the buffalo from Cree lands by the 1870s, focusing on military and trade relations between 1790 and 1870. Milloy describes three distinct eras, each characterized by a paramount motive for war: the wars of migration and territory, the horse wars during the 'golden years' of Plains Indian life, and buffalo wars, which mark the trail to the reserves. Intimately linked to each era was a particular trade pattern and a military system that linked the Cree with other Plains tribes and non-Natives. By tracing these themes, Milloy charts the ability of the Cree to serve their economic interests by forging alliances or undertaking military or diplomatic offensives." -- goodreads.com

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  • ISBN: 9780887556234 (softcover)
  • ISBN: 0887551416
  • ISBN: 9780887551413
  • Physical Description: xviii, 159 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
  • Publisher: Winnipeg : University of Manitoba Press, 1990.

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Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages [123]-132) and index.
Formatted Contents Note: Part I. Evolution and Realignment -- 1. The Saskatchewan River Cree: Migration, War and Trade, 1690 to 1813 -- 2. The Plains Cree: The 1790s -- 3. Realignment: The Breakdown of the Cree-Blackfoot Alliance -- Part II. The Cree and the Mandan-Hidatsa Traders -- 4. Military Patterns on the Southeastern Plains, 1730 to 1805 -- 5. Cree Participation in the Mandan-Hidatsa Trade System, 1806 to 1837 -- 6. The Breakdown of Cree-Assiniboine-Mandan-Hidatsa Relations 1806 to 1837 -- Part III. The Horse Wars, 1810 to 1850 -- 7. Some Aspects of Plains Cree Social and Political Organization -- 8. The Military Chronology, 1810 to 1850 -- Part IV. The Buffalo Wars, 1850 to 1870 -- 9. The Buffalo Wars' Military Chronology
Immediate Source of Acquisition Note:
Donation (copy 1) ; William C. Wonders ; 2008/03.

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Castlegar Campus Library E 99 C88 M54 1988 (Text)
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