First Advisor

Douglas Wilson

Date of Award

5-26-2019

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Anthropology and University Honors

Department

Anthropology

Subjects

Métis -- Oregon -- French Prairie – History, French Prairie (Or.) -- History -- 19th century, Métis women -- Oregon -- French Prairie -- History, Indigenous women -- Oregon -- French Prairie -- Social life and customs, Colonization, Fur trade -- Pacific Northwest -- History, Feminist theory

DOI

10.15760/honors.752

Abstract

This thesis explores French Prairie, Oregon as a colonial setting. The institutions of the fur trade and Methodist and Catholic missions forced their subjects to make decisions pragmatically. However, a feminist perspective illuminates the choices made by French Prairie community members, especially Indigenous women, as related to power structures within the colony.

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Persistent Identifier

https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/28934

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