b). The portrayal of Chipewyan and Dene women are so negative and misleading because these women seen as submissive workers dominated by their husbands and fathers. They had no respect, considered lowly by their men. One in particul

ar, Matonabbee, a Chipewyan trader; according to traditional Chipewyan culture included polygamy, with a man having two or three wives. Mantonabbee treated his wives as the economic assets; he acquired through trade but also through murder, theft and threat, an exceptionally large amount of pelts and European trade goods. Marriage was a way of hiring workers. (Steckley 89) It is their determination that drives them. In the case of Thanadelthur, here is a woman who gave her all in order to accomplish her task. She pushed herself to the limits when trying to reach another tribe to establish trade relations. However, she only did this to secure a better future for her people.

d). One reason why Catharine Sutton's story is not taught in schools in Ontario might be that she was a pioneer of women's liberation or feminism. The first native woman to challenge the Canadian government and win, a small win but nonetheless, a win. She stood for what she believed in, especially when someone else would have given up. She spent many a days away from her family when in Britain to try to convince the Queen,

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