Many Tender Ties: Intro. & Ch. 1

It seemed as though settlers in Canada were more accepting of native people and their culture and made an effort to get along with natives. In the fur trader society there were a lot of marraiges between fur traders and native women. This seemed to benefit both native women and white men; but daughters were encouraged to adopt European customs and break away from their own heritage. As in "The Squaw Drudge", settlers also had the opinion native women were worked too hard and not valued by native men.