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The Cadotte family was at the heart of the fur trade during its hey day and remains in the area to the present. Over generations they immersed themselves in the evolving milieu merging French and Indians into Metis, competing French Catholics with American Protestants and successive treaties through which the Americans satiated their lust for land and resources at the Ojibwe’s expense.
This book is the result of multi-faceted research. Silverman visited the sites, tested the snowshoes, rode in the canoes, studied the accounts and poured over records. The text is supplemented by aged drawings and modern photos.
“The Cadotes” can be appreciated from many perspectives. From research I presume that I qualify as a Creole by heritage, if not by culture. I looked into this work for insights into the experiences of my ancestors and relatives and think that I found it. The interplay of French and Ojibwe presents a Wisconsin version of the Middle Ground (see my review of “The Middle Ground” by Richard White) in which the settlers adopted native ways and the Indians were dependent on European goods. The saga of government-Indian interaction is not all Trail of Tears and Wounded Knee. It was lived in the Upper Midwest also. Then there are the interesting facts, such that Lake Superior got its name, not because it is the largest, but because it was farthest upstream and that Duluth got its name from French agent Sieur du Lhut.
Pick your own historical interest: Indian, French and American settlers, mixing and clashes of cultures, treaties and resource exploitation. You will find it all in “The Cadottes”.
I did receive a free copy of this book without an obligation to post a review.… (mehr)