Synopses & Reviews
From the late 1700's to the mid-nineteenth century, three magnificent regional Indian Chiefs controlled most of the Sea Otter trade on the northwest coast of North America; Maquinna, Cuneah, and the Legaic of the Nuuchah'Nulth, Haida, and the Tsimshian First Nations respectively. They were the first Aboriginal capitalists to deal directly in large entrepreneurial ventures with the British, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, and the Russian interest who came to trade on what is now the coast of British Columbia.
Synopsis
The only existing set of histories of 3 great Canadian Northeast Indian chiefs and the sea otter fur trade.
Synopsis
A powerful narrative record - the only existing set of histories - for the three great Canadian Northwest Indian chiefs (circa 1780 - 1820) who masterminded the development of the sea otter fur trade with the first sea-going capitalists of Europe.
About the Author
Michael Robinson headed for many years the Arctic Research Institute of the University of Calgary, Canada, and later, the Glenbow Museum in downtown Calgary.