Traits of American-Indian Life and Character, by a Fur Trader

Traits of American-Indian Life and Character, by a Fur Trader

Fur Trade
British Columbia
Europeans
Indigenous peoples
Tribal life
Northwest
19th century

‘Traits of American-Indian Life and Character, by A Fur Trader’ is a first-hand account of life in nineteenth century British Columbia, by Peter Skeen Ogden (1794-1854). Ogden was a Canadian explorer and an employee of Hudson’s Bay Company, and he was literate and able in a number of regional Indian languages. He identifies himself as ‘A Fur Trader’, providing accounts of tribal life over two decades of living amongst Indians of the Northwest. This source is immensely useful as it offers a unique account of day-to-day life in nineteenth century British Columbia, ranging from customs, traditions, beliefs, rituals, daily activities, interaction with fellow inhabitants and experiences of working in the Fur Trade and more specifically, part of HBC.

Peter Skeene Ogden

Dover Publications Inc.

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The University of British Columbia,

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1853

Tejal Mistry

Dover Publications Inc.

Accessed through:
The University of British Columbia

https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/bcbooks/items/1.0308175#p8z-6r0f

English

Textual - book

19th century British Columbia