NO105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Encomienda, Omen, Massasoit
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Colonization: to settle among and establish control over indigenous peoples of an area. Thanadelthur she and her companion were chipewyan"s who were held captive by cree members. They lived with them for two years, learning their language and similarities in trade goods. Eventually, she escaped, and went to find the traders, and return to york factory, near. At the yf, she meets with james knight, the european governor of the trading post. This post is part of the trading empire, which profits from trade in fur. Thanadelthur as a direct connection to fur trading. In 1715, he persuades the cree to visit the. They are accompanied by thanadelthur and william stuart, an hbc trader. Many abandoned the journey because it was too grueling and difficult. All that was left was stuart, thanadelthur and a dozen cree. Trekkers discovered the bodies of 8 dead chipewyan"s. Thanadelthur left to find her tribe, and she did.
