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Change in European-Native relations from 1780-1850
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social 1 Mind Map on Change in European-Native relations from 1780-1850, created by tdhein on 08/29/2013.
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Change in European-Native relations from 1780-1850
Resource depletion
decrease in game animals meant increase dependence on European goods
overhunting and trapping cause Ojibiwa to become indebted to the trading companies
heavy handed dominance over FN who were dependent on trade
demoralized
land taken decreasing ability to hunt and perform migratory way of life
violence on both sides to protect land base
fences erected to keep FN out
miners burnt villages and tried to exterminate FN
reserves set up and quickly cut in size
poor land
no access to water
began trading labour for goods
HBC/NWC merger
before merger rivalry between the two benefited FN
needed to keep FN working for them
higher quality goods
better prices
conveniently located posts
after merger
closed many posts
traded poorer quality goods
lower prices for furs and higher prices for goods
cut out gift giving
increased racism
Blackfoot
not interested in trading
livelihood buffalo which was plentiful
initially did not become dependent on European goods
after buffalo slaughtered became dependent and power and status decreased significantly
were able to expand due to metal weapons and disease decimating neighboring tribes
trade due to lack of dependence allowed prosperity and an increase in tipi and corral size
independence meant treated better
Europeans recognized they needed to use gentler methods to slowly bring them under their control
disease
created confusion for FN
elaborate kinship based social relations disrupted
lost heirs to positions and titles
increased potlatches for FN to determine legitamicy claims
weakend FN to European influence/conflict
many elders lost
lost oral histories
lost cultural knowledge
lost leadership
missionaries stepped in to fill gap
demoralized
Beothuk
Pilfered from empty camps so no need to trade
Europeans trapped furs so had no need of Beothuk
missionaries did not exist to mediate European contact
Europeans tried to capture members to establish relations but killed family members in process creating conflict
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