ANT 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Tunxis Community College, Permian–Triassic Extinction Event, Potlatch
6 Jan 2021
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Hastened by introduction of a variety of diseases to bacteria to which the indians bore. Prior to engagement with firearms, enormous numbers of indians perished as a results of contagious diseases; measles, chicken pox, flu, etc. The great dying no resistance and therefore perished in large numbers. As pioneers spread out across continent, found it was quite empty, and it was because large numbers of indians who had previously inhabited these areas had perished maybe at least decades before. There were abundant on north west coast fewer and fewer people but they were able to accumulate more and more wealth. Generally because of the introduction to the fur trade. Fur trade established trading post on northwest coast where. Indians were paid in money and the north west coast hudson bay blanket. Indians would bring fur and take away blankets . Blankets considered to be the currency of potlatching; the.
