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A legacy of exploitation : early capitalism in the Red River Colony, 1763-1821 /

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In A Legacy of Exploitation, Susan Dianne Brophy examines the early Red River Colony to show how its history informs present-day settler-colonial relations. This critical reevaluation upends standard accounts of the Red River Colony by foregrounding Indigenous producers as a driving force of change....

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Brophy, Susan Dianne (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Vancouver, British Columbia : UBC Press, [2022].
Subjects:
Settler colonialism > Red River Settlement.
Indigenous peoples > Colonization > Red River Settlement.
Indigenous peoples > Red River Settlement > Economic conditions.
Red River Settlement > Economic conditions.
Manitoba > Colonization.
Table of Contents:
  • Reciprocity and dispossession: processes of transformation
  • Monopoly and competition: contests over Indigenous peoples' labour and land
  • Honour and duplicity: debts of rivals, dreams of an aristocrat
  • Servitude and independence: the settler colonial "experiment" begins
  • Menace and ally: proclamation as provocation
  • Consciousness and ignorance: new nation, old grievances
  • Conclusion: continuity and change.