French Canadians, Furs, and Indigenous Women in the Making of the Pacific Northwest - Softcover

Barman, Jean

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0774828056 ISBN 13: 9780774828055

Publisher: UBC Press, 2015

Synopsis

Jean Barman rewrites the history of the Pacific Northwest from the perspective of French Canadians involved in the fur economy, the indigenous women whose presence in their lives encouraged them to stay, and their descendants. For half a century, French Canadians were the region's largest group of newcomers, facilitating early overland crossings, driving the fur economy, initiating non-wholly-indigenous agricultural settlement, and easing relations with indigenous peoples. When the region was divided in 1846, they also ensured that the northern half would go to Britain, giving Canada its Pacific shoreline.

About this title

Book Description:

Uncovers the forgotten story of French Canadians who, along with the Indigenous women in their lives, shaped the Canadian and American Pacific Northwest.

About the Author:

Jean Barman is a nationally recognized historian and author, and a professor emeritus at the University of British Columbia. She is the recipient of the 2014 George Woodcock Lifetime Achievement Award, the 2012 Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal, the 2006 City of Vancouver Book Prize, the 2004 Lieutenant-Governor's Medal for best book on British Columbia history, and numerous other honors and awards.

About this edition

• Publisher: UBC Press
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0774828056
• ISBN 13: 9780774828055
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 472