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smallpox outbreak of 1780-82. We review contemporary descriptions of the epidemic and how Europeans at the time viewed its … impact on the native population of the region. We then explore the impact of the epidemic using three approaches. First, we … the epidemic in the context of the fur trade of the region; and finally, we suggest a measure of the population decline …
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The economic history of the United States is that of Europeans and their institutions. Indigenous nations are absent. This absence is due partly to lack of data but in large measure to a perception that Indigenous communities have contributed little to US growth. This paper argues that this...
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For nearly three centuries, Indigenous peoples within the borders of present-day Canada engaged in treaty-making with …
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Using newly digitized Canada-Vermont border crossing records from the early twentieth century, this paper identifies …
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shaped the country: Canada and Quebec, Canada and the United States, and Canada and Indigenous nations. This engaging text … offers students an overview of Canadian society that examines Canada as a series of relationships rather than a composition … Canada is likely to face in adjusting to demands and challenges in the next few decades. This revised edition features new …
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forms of unconventional stimulative monetary policy, including quantitative easing. For its part, Canada has averaged 1 … Canada became an inflation-targeting central bank. We improve on previous work on Canadian monetary policy effectiveness by … estimate the impact of aging in Canada more precisely. Results are ambiguous on monetary policy's effectiveness over the last …
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