HIST 202 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11/13: Urt
13 Dec 2015
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11/13 defalco, dunn, other side of the ledger: an indian"s view of the hudson"s bay. 1670--hbc given full monopoly over rupert"s land area exclusively occupied by indg ppls. 1970--hbc still v respected by govt members, citizens, espec elites. Shows how complete white domination of historic narrative is. Bargain btwn crown/company resulted in exploitation of indg ppls. Before hbc, no land ownership, migratory lifestyle. As indg ppls grew dependent on rifles, white men gained more power. Would jack prices way up, cheat indg ppls out of money. Domination of hbc/later can, hurt indg cultural pride. Company sold land to crown--land that didn"t belong to it. Got nations to cede land thru treaties. Tho even status benefits r not really anything--largely symbolic. Pushed indg ppls onto remote, undesirable lands. In the north, traditional lifestyles continue longer. Fact that indg ppls were original north americans, that they made it possible for white domination, is not relevant.
