Children of the Fur Trade: Forgotten Metis of the Pacific Northwest (Northwest Reprints (Paperback))
By John C. Jackson.
Description
During the first half of the 19th century, a unique subculture built around hunting and mobility existed quietly in the Pacific Northwest. Descendants of European or Canadian fathers and Native American mothers, these mixed-blood settlers—called M©tis—were pivotal to the development of the Oregon Country, but have been generally neglected in its written history. Today we know them by the names they left on the land and the waters: The Dalles, Deschutes, Grand Ronde, Portneuf, Payette; and on the peoples who lived there: Pend Oreille, Coeur d’Alene, Nez Perce. John C. ...
ISBN(s)
0870711946, 9780870711947
