Pemmican Proclamation
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The Pemmican Proclamation was an 1814 decree in the Red River Colony that restricted the export of pemmican, intensifying tensions between the Hudson’s Bay Company, the North West Company, and local Métis communities.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial decree
ⓘ
legal proclamation ⓘ |
| affects |
Métis buffalo-hunting economy
ⓘ
supply lines of North West Company ⓘ |
| aim | to secure food supplies for Red River settlers ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hudson’s Bay Company
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Métis NERFINISHED ⓘ North West Company NERFINISHED ⓘ Red River settlers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| beneficiary | Hudson’s Bay Company settlers at Red River ⓘ |
| colonialPower | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| conflictContext | competition for control of western fur trade ⓘ |
| consequence |
escalation of the Pemmican War
ⓘ
increased violence in the Red River region ⓘ |
| country | British North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 1814 ⓘ |
| effect |
disruption of Métis pemmican trade
ⓘ
heightened conflict with local Métis communities ⓘ intensified tensions between Hudson’s Bay Company and North West Company ⓘ interference with North West Company provisioning system ⓘ |
| governorAtTime | Miles Macdonell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | key turning point in relations between Métis and Hudson’s Bay Company ⓘ |
| issuedBy |
Governor of the Red River Colony
ⓘ
Miles Macdonell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Red River Colony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | governor’s proclamation ⓘ |
| legalStatus | unpopular among Métis and North West Company employees ⓘ |
| motivation | fear of food shortages in Red River Colony ⓘ |
| namedAfter | pemmican ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Métis traders
ⓘ
North West Company NERFINISHED ⓘ freemen (independent fur traders) ⓘ |
| partOf | Hudson’s Bay Company–North West Company conflict NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| place | Red River Colony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Rupert’s Land NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Battle of Seven Oaks
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pemmican War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| restriction |
export of other foodstuffs from Red River Colony
ⓘ
export of pemmican ⓘ |
| sponsor | Hudson’s Bay Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
export of provisions
ⓘ
pemmican trade ⓘ |
| topic |
colonial regulation of Indigenous economies
ⓘ
fur trade rivalry in Western Canada ⓘ |
| typeOfRestriction | export ban ⓘ |
| year | 1814 ⓘ |
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