Natives and newcomers : Canada's "Heroic Age" reconsidered / Bruce G. Trigger.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Trigger, Bruce G.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indians of North America--Canada--History.

Indians of North America.

Canada--History--To 1763 (New France).

Canada.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (445 p.)

Edition:

1st pbk. ed.

Place of Publication:

Kingston : McGill-Queen's University Press, 1985.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Natives and Newcomers discredits that myth. In a spirited and critical re-examination of relations between the French and the Iroquoian-speaking inhabitants of the St Lawrence lowlands, from the incursions of Jacques Cartier through the explorations of Samuel de Champlain and the Jesuit missions into the early years of the royal regime, Natives and Newcomers argues that native people have played a significant role in shaping the development of Canada. Trigger also shows that the largely ignored French traders and their employees established relations with native people that were indispensable for founding a viable European colony on the St Lawrence. The brisk narrative of this period is complemented by a detailed survey of the stereotypes about native people that have influenced the development of Canadian history and anthropology and by candid discussions of how historical, ethnographical, and archaeological approaches can and cannot be combined to produce a more rounded and accurate understanding of the past.

Contents:

Front Matter

Table of Contents

Illustrations

Preface

The Indian Image in Canadian History

Before History

The Approach of the Europeans, 1497—1600

Traders and Colonizers, 1600-1632

Plagues and Preachers, 1632-1663

Who Founded New France!

Notes on Sources

References

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliography: p. [357]-397 and index.

ISBN:

9786612850912

9781282850910

1282850911

9780773561328

0773561323

OCLC:

182529874