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. Jackson’s Children of the Fur Trade recovers a vital part of Northwest history and gives readers a vivid and memorable portrait of M©tis life at the western edge of North America. This informal account shows the M©tis as explorers and mapmakers, as fur trappers and traders, and as boatmen and travelers in a vanishing landscape. Because of their mixed race, they were forced into the margin between cultures in collision. Often disparaged as half-breeds, they became links between the dispossessed native peoples and the new order of pioneer settlement. Meet the independently minded Jacco Finlay, the beautiful Helene McDonald, fearsome Tom McKay and the bear-fighting Iroquois Ignace Hatchiorauquasha, whose M©tisse wife, Madame Gray, charmed lonely fur traders. Here is the rawhide knot of the mountain men who brought their Indian wives to suffer the censure of missionaries while building a community where their mixed-blood children were no longer welcome. A riveting glimpse into a unique heritage, illustrated with historic maps, drawings, and photographs, this book will interest and inform both the scholar and the general reader.

Children of the Fur Trade: Forgotten Metis of the Pacific Northwest (Northwest Reprints)

History

Jackson, John C.

Americas

Oregon State University Press

In an era of grand risk, fur moguls vied to command Northwest and China markets, gambling lives and capital on the price of beaver pelts, purchases of ships and trade goods, international commerce laws, and the effects of war.

The Fur Trade Gamble: North West Company on the Pacific Slope, 1800-1820

Biographies & Memoirs

Keith, H Lloyd

Historical

Washington State University Press

A Little War of Destiny: The First Regiment of Oregon Mounted Volunteers and the Yakima Indian War of 1855-56

Historical Study & Educational Resources

Ye Galleon Pr

Tells of a notable, if not well known, member of an influential Virginia family (among his prominent relatives were President James Madison and a nephew, Confederate General Stonewall Jackson). David Jackson's career was characterized by his family's tradition of enterprise, determination, energy, and resilience; and he developed an important economic position with a Rocky Mountain fur trade operation that extended well beyond his favorite base in Jackson's Hole. Well researched. Well told. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

Shadow on the Tetons: David E. Jackson and the Claiming of the American West

Mountain Pr

Children of the Fur Trade: Forgotten Metis of the Pacific Northwest

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. Jackson’s Children of the Fur Trade recovers a vital part of Northwest history and gives readers a vivid and memorable portrait of M©tis life at the western edge of North America. This informal account shows the M©tis as explorers and mapmakers, as fur trappers and traders, and as boatmen and travelers in a vanishing landscape. Because of their mixed race, they were forced into the margin between cultures in collision. Often disparaged as half-breeds, they became links between the dispossessed native peoples and the new order of pioneer settlement. Meet the independently minded Jacco Finlay, the beautiful Helene McDonald, fearsome Tom McKay and the bear-fighting Iroquois Ignace Hatchiorauquasha, whose M©tisse wife, Madame Gray, charmed lonely fur traders. Here is the rawhide knot of the mountain men who brought their Indian wives to suffer the censure of missionaries while building a community where their mixed-blood children were no longer welcome. A riveting glimpse into a unique heritage, illustrated with historic maps, drawings, and photographs, this book will interest and inform both the scholar and the general reader.

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Anthropology

The Piikani Blackfeet: A Culture Under Siege

The Piikani Blackfeet: A Culture Under Siege

Jackson, an independent scholar and author of several publications, looks at the profound effects of European contact with the Piikani Blackfeet in Northern Montana and Southern Alberta. The book examines how the Piikani mastered horseback riding, how they defended their territory against fur traders, American expansion, and other Indian nations, and the ways they celebrated and coordinated ritual. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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Children of the Fur Trade: Forgotten Metis of the Pacific Northwest (Northwest Reprints)

The Fur Trade Gamble: North West Company on the Pacific Slope, 1800-1820

The Fur Trade Gamble: North West Company on the Pacific Slope, 1800-1820

A Little War of Destiny: The First Regiment of Oregon Mounted Volunteers and the Yakima Indian War of 1855-56

A Little War of Destiny: The First Regiment of Oregon Mounted Volunteers and the Yakima Indian War of 1855-56

Shadow on the Tetons: David E. Jackson and the Claiming of the American West

Children of the Fur Trade: Forgotten Metis of the Pacific Northwest

Children of the Fur Trade: Forgotten Metis of the Pacific Northwest

The Piikani Blackfeet: A Culture Under Siege

The Piikani Blackfeet: A Culture Under Siege