LABRST 1A03 Study Guide - Final Guide: Samuel Gompers, Master Craftsman, Skilled Worker
18 Jun 2013
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Whites and aboriginals had mutual dependency on each other. White people set up and waited for aboriginals. Aboriginals did not exchange with people they did not know at all. Said they have to have a cultural event to get to know them. Social gatherings, feasts, festivals, then exchange of goods. Voyageurs: paddled from montreal, up the st. lawrence, through great lakes to thunder bay to transport goods out to aboriginals then bring furs back. Hewers of wood winter work: person stuck doing the winter wood work. Timber was #1 staple in early 19th century. Easier to move trees in winter because ground freezes. Way too much mud and resistance in the summer. Timbering culture: groups of men going deep into woods, doing dangerous work lots of injury. Log running: run rafts of large logs down the river in the spring when freezing stopped. Timber trade provided jobs for farmers in the winter.
