Neighbours and networks : the Blood tribe in the southern Alberta economy, 1884-1939 /

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Author / Creator:	Regular, W. Keith (William Keith), 1952-
Imprint:	Calgary : University of Calgary Press, c2009.
Description:	xiv, 247 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Kainah Indians -- Commerce -- History. Kainah Indians -- Economic conditions. Indian business enterprises -- Alberta -- History. Commerce. Economic history. Indian business enterprises. Blood Indian Reserve (Alta.) Alberta -- Commerce -- History. Alberta -- Economic conditions. Alberta. Alberta -- Blood Indian Reserve. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7716024

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Varying Form of Title:	Blood tribe in the southern Alberta economy, 1884-1939
ISBN:	9781552382431 1552382435
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-232) and index.
Summary:	"Neighbours and Networks explores the economic relationship that existed between the Blood Indian reserve and the surrounding region of southern Alberta between 1884 and 1939. The Blood tribe, though living on a reserve, refused to become economically isolated from the larger community and indeed became significant contributors to the economy of the area. Their land base was important to the ranching industry. Their products, especially coal and hay, were sought after by settlers, and the Bloods were encouraged, not only to provide them as needed, but also to become expert freighters, transporting goods from the reserve for non-Native business people. Blood field labor in the Raymond area sugar beet fields was at times critical to the functioning of that industry. In addition, the Bloods' ties to the merchant community, especially in Cardston and Fort Macleod, resulted in a significant infusion of money into the local economy. Regular's study fills the gap left by Canadian historiography that has largely ignored the economic associations between Natives and non-Natives living in a common environment. His microhistory refutes the perception that Native reserves have played only a minor role in regional development and provides an excellent example of a cross-cultural, co-operative economic relationship in the post-treaty period on the Canadian plains."--pub. desc.
Other form:	Online version: Regular, W. Keith (William Keith), 1952- Neighbours and networks. Calgary : University of Calgary Press, c2009

Table of Contents:

List Of Tables And Maps
Preface
1. Introduction
The Literature
Theoretical Considerations
The Locale
People
Structures of Management: The Reserve
Systems of Control: The Reserve
The Rural Community
Fort Macleod
Cardston
Raymond
Conclusion
2. 'Free Range or Private Property': Integrating Blood Reserve Land Into The Non-Native Economy
Introduction
Initial Arrangements: The Ranching Era
The Bloods Take Control
Circumstance and Change
Mixed Farming Interlude
The Bloods' Continued Resistence
World War I and Greater Production
The Challenges of Lease
Depression and Drought
Conclusion
3. 'Selling To Outsiders': Marketing Coal, Hay, And Freighting Services
Introduction
Market Activities
Coal
Hay
Freighting
The Special efforts of Agent Wilson
The Market Responds
Conclusions
4. 'All The Indians Have Gone To The Beet': Blood Lahour in the Raymond Sugar Beet Fields
Introduction
The Industry: Local Evolution
The Bloods' Significance
Industry Problems
Retrospective and Conclusions
5. 'A Prospective Citizen of no mean importance': The Bloods And The Business Community
Introuduction
The Merchant Environment
Policy and Business
The Business of Dept
Businesses Cry Foul
The Department of Indian Affairs: Explanation and Reaction
Depression
Conclusion
6. Conclusion: Change Over Time
Notes
Select Bibliography
Manuscript Sources
Official Reports
Private Holdings
Manuscript Sources
Books, Articles, and Pamphlets
Newspapers
Index

Neighbours and networks : the Blood tribe in the southern Alberta economy, 1884-1939 /

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