Marauding Middlemen: Western Expansion and Violent Conflict in the Subartic

Reedy-Maschner and Maschner argue that Western goods replaced indigenous goods in the Subarctic as high-status items and that possession of them was another means to increase status and prestige among young males.

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Published in:Ethnohistory 1999-10, Vol.46 (4), p.703
Main Authors: Reedy-Maschner, Katherine L, Maschner, Herbert D G
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Colonialism
Ethnology
History
Males
Native peoples
Prestige
Status
Violence
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Summary:Reedy-Maschner and Maschner argue that Western goods replaced indigenous goods in the Subarctic as high-status items and that possession of them was another means to increase status and prestige among young males.
ISSN:0014-1801
1527-5477