Impact of the French Fur Trade on the Lives of Native Women in the Great Lakes Region During the Seventeenth, Eighteenth, and Nineteenth Centuries

French fur trade;Ojibwa;Native American women;capitalism;College of Arts and Sciences: Liberal Studies

Snow, DeborahFlint ;

University of Michigan

关键词: French fur trade;    Ojibwa;    Native American women;    capitalism;    College of Arts and Sciences: Liberal Studies;   

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瑞士|英语

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【 摘 要 】

The French fur trade and the introduction of capitalism had the strongest impact on Ojibwa women in four areas: marriage, family structure, health and spirituality. This thesis will examine changes in marriage and family structure in Chapter 2 and issues of health and spirituality in Chapter 3. Before focusing on these changes, the Ojibwa belief structure will be discussed in order to establish a basic understanding of the culture prior to the arrival of Europeans. The structure of the lives of women before the introduction of European capitalism and impact of European thought on the Ojibwa culture will be examined as well.