ECON 336 Lecture Notes - York Factory, Barter, Overexploitation
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In what ways do the readings by ray, carlos and lewis, and. Prior to the readings, i believed the aboriginal people definitely had a capable influence as an economic agency , but the extent of which was unclear. Although slightly undereducated in the details it is common practice for one to imagine the european settlers completely ransacking the aboriginal people in historic canada. In ray"s article he discusses that the indians endured hardship that diminished their desire to travel to trade with the york factory. Several compromises or mere forfeiture were/was made by the york. Factory to give the indians the upper hand in the fur trade in the seventeen and eighteenth century, especially the assiniboine and cree. This upper hand was most definitely put into play aggressively while these two tribes excluded the other native groups out of the settler"s trading circle to encourage a monopoly.