AIS 270 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Maritime Fur Trade, Isaac Stevens, Washington Territory
18 Oct 2016
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October 13th, 2016 - contact and culture change. Readings: maps, douglas cole a(cid:374)d da(cid:448)id darli(cid:374)g; (cid:862)history of the early period,(cid:863) a(cid:374)d. Cesare mari(cid:374)o, (cid:862)history of wester(cid:374) washi(cid:374)gto(cid:374) i(cid:374)(cid:272)e 18(cid:1008)(cid:1010),(cid:863) treaty of medi(cid:272)i(cid:374)e. Creek,18(cid:1009)(cid:1008); (cid:862)isaa(cid:272) i(cid:374)galls te(cid:448)e(cid:374)s,(cid:863) chief eattle"s pee(cid:272)hes #1 a(cid:374)d #(cid:1007), ruth kirk, (cid:862)halti(cid:374)g the potlat(cid:272)h,(cid:863) a(cid:374)d ro(cid:271)ert boyd, (cid:862)de(cid:373)ographi(cid:272) history. (cid:863) Fur trade: mid-1700s, 1778 cook trades with nootka (nuu-chah-nulth, maritime fur trade 1785-1830s. Dominant argument that portrays natives as dominant in the fur trade rather than victims. New goods and items were introduced into the existing societies (i. e. firearms, copper, blankets, some different types of food, new tools and materials) Potlatching increased because there were new goods being introduced into the system: new goods enhanced the wealth of the communities. Introduction of firearms intensified warfare between nations: however, firearms were severely inaccurate and i(cid:374)effi(cid:272)ie(cid:374)t, so there (cid:449)as(cid:374)"t a sig(cid:374)ifi(cid:272)a(cid:374)t depopulatio(cid:374) of communities due to firearm introduction. Look up: joshua reid, (cid:862)the ea is (cid:373)y cou(cid:374)try(cid:863)
