Voices from Hudson Bay : Cree stories from York Factory / compiled and edited by Flora Beardy and Robert Coutts.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Beardy, Flora, 1946-

Coutts, Robert.

Series:

Rupert's Land Record Society series ; 5.

Rupert's Land Record Society series, 1181-7461 ; 5

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cree Indians--Manitoba--York Factory--Social life and customs.

Cree Indians.

Cree Indians--Manitoba--York Factory--Social conditions.

Cree Indians--Manitoba--York Factory--Interviews.

Cree Indians--Manitoba--York Factory--Biography.

York Factory (Man.)--Social life and customs.

York Factory (Man.).

York Factory (Man.)--Social conditions.

Hudson's Bay Company--History.

Hudson's Bay Company.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (195 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, 1996.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The era the elders describe, from the end of World War I to the closing of York Factory in 1957, saw dramatic changes - both positive and negative - to aboriginal life in the North. The extension of Treaty 5 in 1910 to include members of the York Factory band, the arrival of police and government agents, and the shifting economy of the fur trade are all discussed. Despite these upheavals, however, the elders' accounts demonstrate the continuity of northern life in the twentieth century, from the persistence of traditional ways to the ongoing role of community and kinship ties. Perceptions of aboriginal life have been shaped largely by non-Native accounts that offer limited views of Swampy Cree history and record little beyond the social and economic interaction that was part of life in the fur trade. The stories in this collection provide Cree perspectives on northern life and history, and represent the legacy of a younger generation of aboriginal people.

Contents:

""Contents""; ""Illustrations""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Preface""; ""Introduction""; ""VOICES FROM HUDSON BAY""; ""Traders, Trippers, and Trappers""; ""Work and Wages""; ""York Boats, Coast Boats, and Steamers""; ""Company and Community""; ""Recreation and Social Events""; ""Food, Clothing, and Shelter""; ""Women's Lives and Activities""; ""Growing up at York Factory""; ""Churches and Ministers""; ""Education""; ""Sickness and Medical Care""; ""Descriptions of York Factory""; ""Stories and Local Events""; ""Ancient Legends and Traditions""; ""Seasonal Life in the York Factory Area""

""Treaties and Treaty Days""""Grandfathers and Grandmothers""; ""Leaving York Factory""; ""BIOGRAPHIES""; ""David Massan""; ""Catherine Anderson""; ""Alex Ouscan""; ""Joseph and Amelia Saunders""; ""Abel Chapman""; ""Archelaus Beardy""; ""Fred Beardy""; ""Richard Beardy""; ""Albert and Amy Hill""; ""Elizabeth Oman""; ""Mary Redhead""; ""John Neepin""; ""Afterword""; ""Notes""; ""Further Reading""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-85414-3

9786612854149

0-7735-6623-6