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ERIC Number: EJ358438
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1987
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Powder Keg on the Upper Missouri: Sources of Blackfeet Hostility, 1730-1810.
Judy, Mark A.
American Indian Quarterly, v11 n2 p127-44 Spr 1987
Evaluates reasons why Blackfeet Indians were bitterly hostile toward white fur traders in the upper Missouri River basin during the early 1800s. Explains causes of internal tribal turmoil including rapid adaptation of horses to tribal culture, devastating effects of disease, and guns disrupting the balance of power among tribes. (JHZ)
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian History, American Indians, Conflict, Cultural Images, Ethnic Stereotypes, Historiography, Political Influences, Socioeconomic Influences, Tribes, Violence, Whites
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Historical Materials
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Language: English
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