- Title Pages
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface
- Introduction
-
1 An Overview of Northwest Coast Cultures -
2 The Study of Northwest Coast Slavery -
3 Methods and Sources -
4 Slaves and Masters Described -
5 The Production of Slaves -
6 Slave Labor -
7 Transactions in Slaves -
8 Slaves and Ritual -
9 The Scale of Slavery on the Northwest Coast -
10 The Antiquity of Northwest Coast Slavery -
11 Changes in Slavery, 1780–1880 -
12 Captivity and Slavery in Aboriginal North American Cultures -
13 Class on the Northwest Coast -
14 the Place of Slavery In Northwest Coast Culture -
Appendix 1 Tribal Unit Sample Codings On Slavery Variables -
Appendix 2 Tribal Unit Sample Identification and References - References
- Index
Transactions in Slaves
Transactions in Slaves
- Chapter:
- (p.139) 7 Transactions in Slaves
- Source:
- Aboriginal Slavery on the Northwest Coast of North America
- Author(s):
Leland Donald
- Publisher:
- University of California Press
This chapter examines the transfer of slaves from one local group to another by means other than warfare and violence, focusing on the slave trade, the inclusion of slaves as part of marriage prestations, and the use of slaves as ceremonial gifts. It attempts to reconstruct the aboriginal slave trade network and investigates the origins of slaves traded, also providing charts showing slave prices during the late 1800s.
Keywords: slaves, slave trade, marriage prestations, ceremonial gifts, slave prices
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- Title Pages
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface
- Introduction
-
1 An Overview of Northwest Coast Cultures -
2 The Study of Northwest Coast Slavery -
3 Methods and Sources -
4 Slaves and Masters Described -
5 The Production of Slaves -
6 Slave Labor -
7 Transactions in Slaves -
8 Slaves and Ritual -
9 The Scale of Slavery on the Northwest Coast -
10 The Antiquity of Northwest Coast Slavery -
11 Changes in Slavery, 1780–1880 -
12 Captivity and Slavery in Aboriginal North American Cultures -
13 Class on the Northwest Coast -
14 the Place of Slavery In Northwest Coast Culture -
Appendix 1 Tribal Unit Sample Codings On Slavery Variables -
Appendix 2 Tribal Unit Sample Identification and References - References
- Index
