Sea Otter ChiefsA powerful narrative record - the only existing set of histories - for the three great Canadian North-West Indian chiefs (circa 1780-1820) who masterminded the development of the sea-otter fur trade with the first sea-going capitalists of Europe. |
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arrival attack Aychart B. C. Archives Barbeau file beach began big house Burling Burling's Caamano canoes Captain Douglas Captain Meares chief out whaling chiefdom expansion Christian copper culture Cumshewah Cuneah's harbour Dadens Douglas Cuneah Eldarge Eliza European feast Fort Simpson fur trade George Allen Gitk'san Gustavus Ha'wil Hagwelgyet Haida harpoon historic Hudson's Bay Company hunt Indian Island Jewitt John Jewitt journal Kaiganee Kindzadurh Kispakloat Kispiox Kitkatlan Kitselas Kitselas canyon Kiusta Legaik dynasty Maquinna Marius Barbeau Martinez Metlakahtla Moachaht narratives Neyeswamak Nootka Convention Nootka Island Nootka Sound Northwest Coast Nuhlim Nuu-chah-nulth original in B. C. Parry Passage party Paul Legaik pole Port Simpson potlatch priest-chief Queen Charlottes raid redistribution Rhiop ritual Satsatsoksis Sea Otter Chiefs sea otter pelts sea otter trade ship Skeena River Skilkada slaves society songs Spanish Tahsis Tootoosch Tsebassa Tsimshian Vancouver voyage wealth Weesaiks West Coast whaling crew wife young Yuquot