Indian Women and French Men Rethinking Cultural Encounter in the Western Great Lakes |
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| Author:
| Sleeper-Smith, Susan |
| Series title: | Native Americans of the Northeast Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-55849-308-7 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2002 |
| Publisher: | University of Massachusetts Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $45.00 |
Book Description:
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The Great Lakes region was an important site of cultural as well as economic exchange between native and European peoples in the colonial period. This study focuses on an often overlooked aspect of these interactions - the role played by Indian women who married French traders.
The Great Lakes region was an important site of cultural as well as economic exchange between native and European peoples in the colonial period. This study focuses on an often overlooked aspect of these interactions - the role played by Indian women who married French traders.