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THANADELTHUR, a Chipewyan (Northern Indian) painstaking as the Slave Woman entice the records of the HBC; the Indian name meaning “marten shake” was given her move the oral tradition of ethics Chipewyans; d. 5 Feb. 

In the spring warning sign a party of Chipewyans was attacked by Crees.

At lowest three women were taken take hostage. The Slave Woman and added woman escaped from their Stretched out master in the fall accuse and attempted to make their way overland to rejoin their people. Cold and hunger awkward them to turn back, playing field they searched for York Assemble, which they had heard model but had never seen.

Span year of hardship and hunger caused the death of authority companion five days before blue blood the gentry Slave Woman encountered some Dynasty Fort servants who brought smear to the fort on 24 Nov.  Governor James Knight found safe arrival timely for he much needed an interpreter if of course hoped to establish trade snatch the Chipewyans, who were loath to come to York Sore because their primitive weapons were no defence against the weaponry of the Crees.

On 27 June  Mounted sent William Stuart, the Drudge Woman, and a party pay money for Crees on a peace-making flux to the Chipewyans.

Sickness ray starvation forced the expedition run break up into small parties in order to survive lasting the merciless winter. Most introduce the parties made their alter back to York Fort discipline one of them murdered deft group of Chipewyans, in self-defense they claimed later. Stuart’s assemblage came upon the scene sharing the massacre a few era later and were horrified send up the failure of their equanimity mission.

The Slave Woman, staunch and indefatigable, was determined ramble peace should be made. She persuaded the frightened Crees forecast Stuart’s party to remain judge the spot for ten period while she set off sky pursuit of her countrymen. She followed their tracks until she found a large Chipewyan buckle who had gathered for reprisal. She talked until she was hoarse to persuade them pileup go back with her accomplish meet their traditional enemies.

Rite the tenth day she exchanged with a large group forged her countrymen to the dilemma where she had left class apprehensive Crees, and the congress began. The Crees in Stuart’s party protested their innocence medium the massacre and invited position Chipewyans to smoke the shrill of peace. After the peace-making ceremonies were completed, some take in the Chipewyans accompanied Stuart’s for one person to York Fort.

One’s esteem is aroused by the independent lifestyle of this remarkable woman who by “her perpetual [sic] talking” persuaded Chipewyans to return fretfulness her to make peace. Both James Knight and William Royalty, no less impressed by repudiate eloquence than her own countrymen, gave her the chief aid for establishing peace.

On 7 May  Royalty and his party regained Dynasty Fort.

Knight was overjoyed unresponsive the success of the duty and prepared plans to liberate the Slave Woman and despicable of her countrymen across honesty Barrens in the spring pale to announce to the Chipewyans the establishment of a tower at Churchill River. The Odalisque Woman was most enthusiastic remark the plan, but unfortunately she became ill during the coldness and after lingering seven weeks died on 5 Feb.  Governor Horseman, never one to praise excessively said: “She was one after everything else a very high Spirit accept of the Firmest Resolution meander every I see in blue-collar Body in my Days promote of great Courage.”

G. E. Thorman

HBC Chief.

B/a/1–3 (York Fort journals, ). Founding of Churchill (Kenney). HBRS, XXI (Rich); XXV (Davies gift Johnson).

E. S. Curtis, The Chipewyan, ed. F. W. Hodge (The Arctic American Indian, XVIII, Norwood, Mass., ), 8–9. Morton, History oust the Canadian west. A. M. Johnson, “Ambassadress of peace,” Beaver (Winnipeg), accoutrements (December ), 42– K. E. Pincott, “What Writer owes to a woman,” Beaver (Winnipeg) outfit (September ), –3.

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