Great Plains Studies, Center for
Date of this Version
1990
Abstract
John Milloy's examination of the Plains Cree fits in with the growing concern for presenting histories that are not based on the European perspective but focus on events and issues relevant to a particular group's past. Although he is not a native, Milloy's portrayal of the Plains Cree's political and economic relations with neighboring tribes is a good example of how a "native" perspective can give new insight into historical events. For example, he points out that while the Red River area is important to fur trade historians, at other places in the West "significant events were occurring in the course of Indian history and, in particular, Cree history."
Comments
Published in Great Plains Quarterly SUMMER 1990 .Copyright 1990 Center for Great Plains Studies, University of Nebraska—Lincoln.