An Hypothesis Concerning the Effects of Early European Trade Among Some Ontario Iroquois

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An Hypothesis Concerning the Effects of Early European Trade Among Some Ontario Iroquois

Peter G. Ramsden
Canadian Journal of Archaeology/Journal canadien d'archéologie 2:101-106 (1978)

Abstract

This paper presents evidence in support of the hypothesis that Iroquoian people in south-central Ontario were participating in a trade in furs which found their way to European buyers in exchange for metal goods, among other things, by A.D.1500; and, further, that involvement in this trade had profoundly affected many aspects of Iroquoian settlement, social structure and political behaviour by that date.

Résumé

Cet article présente des données appuyant l'hypothèse que les Iroquoiens du centre sud de l'Ontario participaient déjà, vers l'an 1500 A.D., à un commerce de fourrures qui étaient alors échangées aux Européens contre des objets de métal, entre autres choses. Il montre aussi que cette participation avait, à cette date, profondément influencé plusieurs aspects du schème d'établissement, de la structure sociale et du comportement politique de ces Iroquoiens.

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