Lewis and clark corps of discovery movie

It's important to remember, when discussing Native history in the Columbia Plateau region, that the various tribes weren't completely united under a single 'foreign policy' (for want of a better term). to expel us from the lands we'd previously been guaranteed in our earlier treaties with them.Р”В¬lick to expand.Happy to contribute. However by the 1860s we started to see just how much 'friendship' the US government was willing to extend (as well as their lack of commitment to earlier treaties like that in 1855) and that led to people like Young Joseph and his band rejecting the attempts by the army and govt. Guys like Chief Tuekakas were happy to be diplomatic with the white Americans and hoped that Lewis and Clark's early promise of 'friendship' would hold true. Later on (from the 1840s or so) we started dealing more disproportionately with the Americans because they were more present in the region (especially after the British-American settlement of the border between America and Canada). 'Trust' went about as far as who we felt we could get a good deal with back in those early years. If the yankees didn't like our terms we'd be ok heading over to an HBC post and offering a deal to them, or visa versa. Speaking as someone of Nez Perce and Walla Walla heritage, we were happy enough to trade with whatever whites showed up in the region (whether British, French, or American) as long as they could supply us with what we wanted. But as far as trading influences go, the French-Canadians were a huge part of that.

Still, as far as territorial claims go you're about right, it was a Spanish-British-Russian competition, joined later by the USA. the Nez Perce, Coeur d'Alene, etc.) and geographical features bear names referencing the big French-Canadian presence there (e.g. Plenty of local tribes were given French names by the whites (e.g. For example, in the early 20th century you still had older people on reservations like the CTUIR who could speak some French. The legacy of French speakers in the region could still be seen up to fairly recently. In fact I'd say there were a lot more French-Canadians roaming around the Oregon/Washington region than Spanish people. So technically you're right, there wasn't much presence from the French government in the area, but from the late 18th century there was quite a big French-speaking presence there. Click to expand.The French speakers who came to the Northwest were primarily French-Canadians in the employ of companies like the HBC, as well as missionaries.

Lewis and clark corps of discovery movie