Beaver Cap Essay
The beaver cap represents; indigenous people of north America and their culture. The cap was found in Weagamow Lake Ontario, Canada before 1959. It was made by Northern Ojibwa by making it in medium size using; beaver fur, cloth and depilated skin. The dimensions are 16x25 cm and currently placed in Daphne Cockwell Gallery of Canada-first people. Every historic object has a story and so this beaver cap. Indigenous people of North America were hunters. They just not hunted at will for food but also did it for cultural survival by making clothing out of animal skins. When Europe discovered Canada, meeting the aboriginals brought a new sense to both groups. The differences between them interested both cultures; However, Europeans were more weaponry
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and technological developed than aboriginals, and aboriginals were impressed by Europeans advancement. On the other hand, they learned to get along because they wanted to trade. Due to extinction of fur animals in Europe, Europe was desperate for fur and the origin of their trade was the "Beaver", whereas beaver was traded by aboriginals for goods. Although the trading system was done upon needs, British formed Hudson Bay company and started the fur industry.
In 18th and 19th century Europe, beaver hats were fashionable item. They were the most popular trend at that time. There were multiple types of beaver hats; continental, naval cocked, a clerical type, the Paris beau, the wellington, the D’orsay, the regent and army hat, all of these hats represented class. Moreover, Europeans extinct beavers from Europe by hunting them for fur. When Europeans sailed to Canada for fish, they observed Canadian land was blessed with fur animals, especially with beavers. Moreover, fur animals were hunted by the aboriginals which interested the Europeans. When they contacted the natives, Europe concurred trade whereas, the only thing Europeans wanted was fur and importantly beaver fur because of its waterproof skin and castoreum. While trading Europeans were also able to know better about the Indians, and gained relationship of friendship and exposed some of the new technology as guns and metal tools for trade. Indians were obsessed with trading and killed too many beavers for furs to trade with the Europeans. Enormously hunting affected the beaver population but it also gave aboriginals meat, and bones to use later other than trade.
France dominated the trade, and established New France trade economy.
However, French and first nations become partners and worked together in the trade. While getting closer to the aboriginals through trading, the catholic missionaries established mission among the first nations and tried to convince them to convert their religion to Christianity. But most of the people were not convinced. On the other hand, Haudonausaunnee war occurred between the French and the Haudonausaunnee. Haudonausaunnee defeated the Ouendat in 1649, who were ally to the French while giving possibility for Coureurs de bois to trade with the aboriginals. In 1670 Britain established the Hudson Bay company, and competed France in the fur trade. Britain offered a monopoly on trade in an area to a group of merchants and claimed as Rupert’s land to set up the company. However, the French established cross cultural marriages as a strategy to get direct contact and trading relationships with the Indians. The families were named metis or mixed. Although mixed marriages were discouraged by the company but they still emerged. On the other hand , trading countries were very competitive towards each other because they wanted to have the most amount of money and resources; money was
power.
After Ouendat was defeated, France hired people to make the canoe trips to New France. And those people were called the voyager. On the other hand, the northwest company took over French trade network through Saint Lawrence and Great lakes. The British merchant ruled north west company and depended on metis workers. Montreal and Hudson Bay trade were taken over by the British while making it the beginning of a big economic shift. Moreover, Europeans adopted “pemmican” ; which was a highly energetic food in the fur trade used as nutritious food. Besides that,
and technological developed than aboriginals, and aboriginals were impressed by Europeans advancement. On the other hand, they learned to get along because they wanted to trade. Due to extinction of fur animals in Europe, Europe was desperate for fur and the origin of their trade was the "Beaver", whereas beaver was traded by aboriginals for goods. Although the trading system was done upon needs, British formed Hudson Bay company and started the fur industry.
In 18th and 19th century Europe, beaver hats were fashionable item. They were the most popular trend at that time. There were multiple types of beaver hats; continental, naval cocked, a clerical type, the Paris beau, the wellington, the D’orsay, the regent and army hat, all of these hats represented class. Moreover, Europeans extinct beavers from Europe by hunting them for fur. When Europeans sailed to Canada for fish, they observed Canadian land was blessed with fur animals, especially with beavers. Moreover, fur animals were hunted by the aboriginals which interested the Europeans. When they contacted the natives, Europe concurred trade whereas, the only thing Europeans wanted was fur and importantly beaver fur because of its waterproof skin and castoreum. While trading Europeans were also able to know better about the Indians, and gained relationship of friendship and exposed some of the new technology as guns and metal tools for trade. Indians were obsessed with trading and killed too many beavers for furs to trade with the Europeans. Enormously hunting affected the beaver population but it also gave aboriginals meat, and bones to use later other than trade.
France dominated the trade, and established New France trade economy.
However, French and first nations become partners and worked together in the trade. While getting closer to the aboriginals through trading, the catholic missionaries established mission among the first nations and tried to convince them to convert their religion to Christianity. But most of the people were not convinced. On the other hand, Haudonausaunnee war occurred between the French and the Haudonausaunnee. Haudonausaunnee defeated the Ouendat in 1649, who were ally to the French while giving possibility for Coureurs de bois to trade with the aboriginals. In 1670 Britain established the Hudson Bay company, and competed France in the fur trade. Britain offered a monopoly on trade in an area to a group of merchants and claimed as Rupert’s land to set up the company. However, the French established cross cultural marriages as a strategy to get direct contact and trading relationships with the Indians. The families were named metis or mixed. Although mixed marriages were discouraged by the company but they still emerged. On the other hand , trading countries were very competitive towards each other because they wanted to have the most amount of money and resources; money was
power.
After Ouendat was defeated, France hired people to make the canoe trips to New France. And those people were called the voyager. On the other hand, the northwest company took over French trade network through Saint Lawrence and Great lakes. The British merchant ruled north west company and depended on metis workers. Montreal and Hudson Bay trade were taken over by the British while making it the beginning of a big economic shift. Moreover, Europeans adopted “pemmican” ; which was a highly energetic food in the fur trade used as nutritious food. Besides that,