How were Aboriginal people depicted in early accounts of the fur trade?
The europeans were superior to the aboriginal people from the European perspective. They were seen as being relied upon by the Europeans. They couldn’t really do anything without the Europeans.
What does newer evidence show to be more accurate about Aboriginals in the fur trade?
Aboriginals were the main people who knew how to hunt for the fur trade and get the proper animals for the furs while to Europeans were lacking in this. Aboriginals had emense trade networks for these furs.
In what ways did Europeans adapt to Aboriginal economic traditions?
They had to trade pelts for pelts and beaver furs were used as “currency” for trading. Aboriginals basically used beaver furs as their currency for other goods.
Why did Europeans have to adapt to Aboriginal commerce?
Because it it was a different way of life than the Europeans way of life so they had to adapt to it.
How would you characterize Cree and Assiniboine economic ability and methods?
They knew how to use the different technologies and things that they could learn from the new fur trade. They could adapt to the fur trade and moved into more land around the Great Lakes to hunt.
After 1670, how did the Cree and Assiniboine show their economic flexibility?
They could transfer the furs to other places to sell more and make more profit instead of having one trading post. Took the furs to the posts for more currency.
How would you describe the Cree and Assiniboine inland trade strategies?
They made sure that other traders or groups could not copy them in ways of trading or currency
How and why did the Aboriginal middlemen’s role change in the late 18th century?
They started to hunt other things instead of beaver because the HBC was making more posts so there was competition. They hunted Buffalo for meat and traded that.
How did the Cree and Assiniboine retain independence from European technologies?
They didn’t use guns or firearms to hunt, instead they hunted as their way of life.
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