Familial Foes?

DAKOTA (North American people); METIS; GROUP identity; FUR trade; SOCIAL networks; NINETEENTH century; HISTORY; NATIVE American history

The article discusses the relationship between the Upper Mississippi French-Sioux and Plains Métis peoples in the 19th century. Particular focus is given to group identity among these peoples and to the fur trade in the Great Lakes and Upper Mississippi regions. Other topics include social networks, kinship, and bison hunting.