Jemmy Jock Bird

Jemmy Jock Bird
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Publisher : University of Calgary Press
Total Pages : 207
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ISBN-10 : 9781552381113
ISBN-13 : 1552381110
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Book Synopsis Jemmy Jock Bird by : John C. Jackson

Download or read book Jemmy Jock Bird written by John C. Jackson and published by University of Calgary Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of Jemmy Jock Bird, the son of a Chief Factor of the Hudson's Bay Company and a Cree woman, is a little-known, yet fascinating, part of the mythology of the northern fur trade. Caught between opposing sides of a dual heritage, Bird situated himself firmly in both worlds. Hired as an undercover 'confidential servant', he crossed into US territory to bring furs taken by Cree and Peigan hunters to his British employers. Later, he served both nations, and his tribal friends, in the negotiation of the 1855 Blackfoot peace treaty and the 1877 Canadian Treaty 7. In this creative non-fiction account, Jackson reconstructs the life of this intriguing individual, using materials from the Hudson's Bay Archives, the Montana Historical Society, and Bird's descendants living on the American Blackfoot Reservation in Browning, Montana.


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