Five Social Problems Originating from the French & British Fur Trade as Expressed in the Dakota of Minnesota
Location
CSU 202
Start Date
23-4-2007 10:00 AM
End Date
23-4-2007 12:00 PM
Student's Major
Anthropology
Student's College
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Mentor's Name
Ronald Schirmer
Mentor's Department
Anthropology
Mentor's College
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Description
Fur trade policies of the French and British from 1660 until 1816 had significant impacts on indigenous cultures such as the Dakota. However, the current literature pertaining to the fur trade offers only a limited amount of information about Dakota interrelations with the French and British. A review of the current literature and interviews with professional researchers in this area yielded five reoccurring themes relating to cultural impacts: materialism, intermarriage, substance abuse, language and environmental degradation. Focusing on these impacts can help provide a better understand the complex issues relating to Native/ European interaction and acculturation processes.
Five Social Problems Originating from the French & British Fur Trade as Expressed in the Dakota of Minnesota
CSU 202
Fur trade policies of the French and British from 1660 until 1816 had significant impacts on indigenous cultures such as the Dakota. However, the current literature pertaining to the fur trade offers only a limited amount of information about Dakota interrelations with the French and British. A review of the current literature and interviews with professional researchers in this area yielded five reoccurring themes relating to cultural impacts: materialism, intermarriage, substance abuse, language and environmental degradation. Focusing on these impacts can help provide a better understand the complex issues relating to Native/ European interaction and acculturation processes.
Recommended Citation
Brand, Jeff. "Five Social Problems Originating from the French & British Fur Trade as Expressed in the Dakota of Minnesota." Undergraduate Research Symposium, Mankato, MN, April 23, 2007.
https://cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/urs/2007/oral-session-03/3
