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The real roots of the prairie economy

The real roots of the prairie economy

While the trade and economic systems of First Nations in North America were fully developed at the time of contact, for newcomer European settlers, these systems were in their infancy.

Stephanie Danyluk
Feb 14, 2022
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By now, we have all heard “land acknowledgements” recognizing the traditional territories of the Indigenous peoples on which we reside. But what about the traditional knowledge and political, economic, and cultural systems on which settler systems relied on to survive? What steps can we take to acknowledge this history?

Pasqua First Nation. Photo by Shan…

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