Many Tender Ties: Women in Fur-Trade Society, 1670-1870

Title: Many Tender Ties: Women in Fur-Trade Society, 1670-1870
Author: Sylvia Van Kirk
ISBN: 0806118474
Publisher: OUP
Published: 1983
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
Edition: Later prt.
Number of Pages: 314
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Publisher Description:

Beginning with the founding of the Hudson's Bay Company in 1670, the fur trade dominated the development of the Canadian west. Although detailed accounts of the fur-trade era have appeared, until recently the rich social history has been ignored. In this book, the fur trade is examined not simply as an economic activity but as a social and cultural complex that was to survive for nearly two centuries.

The author traces the development of a mutual dependency between Indian and European traders at the economic level that evolved into a significant cultural exchange as well. Marriages of fur traders to Indian women created bonds that helped advance trade relations. As a result of these "many tender ties," there emerged a unique society derived from both Indian and European culture.