The Plains Cree: Trade, Diplomacy, and War, 1790 to 1870

by John S. Milloy

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The first economic, military, and diplomatic history of the Plains Cree from contact with the Europeans in the 1670s to the disappearance of the buffalo from Cree lands by the 1870s, focussing on military and trade relations between 1790 and 1870.

Milloy describes three distinct eras, each characterized by a paramount motive for war--the wars of migration and territory, the horse wars during the 'golden years' of Plains Indian life, and...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:088755623X

ISBN13:9780887556234

Release Date:May 1990

Publisher:University of Manitoba Press

Length:178 Pages

Weight:0.05 lbs.

Dimensions:0.3" x 9.1" x 9.1"

Related Subjects

Americas Canada First Nations History Native American Native American Studies Politics & Social Sciences Social Sciences Specific Demographics

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