A materialist essay on the beaver wars.
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- Опубликовано: 4 мар 2023
- There are numerous interpretations of the beaver wars, the majority of these are varying degrees of inadequate. Thus I thought it necessary to present a reexamination.
I don't necessarily disagree with all of the serious good-faith work that has been done on the subject, rather I think it presents an incomplete picture.
Some of this leans into social justice rants, I apologize as I usually try to avoid politics, but In researching the subject I was frustrated with how many people I’ve seen uncritically spouting rancid garbage. As much as I dislike it, condescension is the appropriate response to bigotry.
The first part of the video presents some of the difficulties, as well as strawman arguments of the better narratives and presents a model for how I think the period should be considered.
The second part presents a theory of balance.
The third parts present those aspects which were changed by contact.
The fourth part is my conclusion.
The fifth is some afterthoughts.
It should further be noted that for the most part within this video I attempt to speak in an amoral mode about many nasty subjects. I think moral/immoral language is inherently reductionist, and thus serves as a barrier to understanding. However I ask that you do not mistake this amorality for endorsement.
This project took months of reading and weeks of editing and I am not altogether happy with the result. I will not be attempting something of this scale any time soon.
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Klaus Kinski throwing away that squirrel monkey like a cashed cigarette butt is the pinnacle of cinema. 😂
As someone who studies African military history what happened with the Atlantic slave trade in West Africa has some similar themes, however one of the many differences is that those African states were able to fight the Europeans on more or less equal footing well into the modern era. So the dynamic is more on settling century year old rivalries and greedy power grabs. Upstart gun armed states knocking out the older status quo and inspiring other to do the same creating a power vacuum that the Europeans later exploit.
The section on how guns shape warfare was so well-written and informative that it earned a subscription by itself.
This was beautifully made! I'm watching it a second time. More essays please!!
Always great to see a video essay which is actually on essay worthy material and not pop media lore.
This reminds me of the crushing in southern Africa caused by the shift in population density and how warfare was waged.
this is really good! i can't imagine the reward is gonna be worth the effort for you to do this regularly, but i'm grateful that you were willing to make this.
My wife and I grew up in Upstate New York: she lived in Oneida, my home was in the Iroquois heartland and we lived near the Onondaga and the Mohawk Nation's current reservations. By Chance or Fate, my youngest grandchildren are twins: citizens of the Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma. I am learning a good deal from your approach to this topic and your knowledge of Historical methods and of Ethnography.
I'd just like to say I respect and agree with your critique of capitalism, but I'd also like to say that you really are doing a lot in this fight. Capitalism feeds on privatization and control and you help break that down and spread important knowledge and skills in a free way. Building knowledge, stories and non monetized skillsets is such an important tool in building community and resources for people, and goes a long way to stop enclosure, privatization and isolation under capitalism.
I have been trying to understand the impact of the Roman Empire on germanic tribes. Your explanation gives some insight to the chaos of a time when empire destroys the old tribal ways.
The french colonies were partly unappealing to women because the English generally allowed colonists to own land and make their own money, which was an inviting offer for many families. The French colonies were much more restrictive and offered little real economic opportunity outside of fur trapping, so French men would head there to escape legal consequences or turn a quick buck, but there wasn't really any incentive to bring your family.
I'm a scholar working on the French side of the "Beaver Wars" and your analysis matches mine. The Iroquois intensify their raids on the French and their allies only after 1642 and the settlement in Montreal, a territory they claimed as their own. After 1664, the plan to "exterminate" the Iroquois was circulating among French officials, and would be put into action with a series of punitive raids against Mohawk villages in 1666, a method that would be revived periodically until 1701.
This was... I am so impressed and stoked with your channel. Your writing, I feel, lends me inspiration to contribute my own. I really really loved the section on alcoholism. I feel that conversations about substance use are too far skewed to the substance or the user (usually the latter), rather than about the external factors of capital interest and intergenerational trauma. I imagine this took a lot of effort and time and you said yourself the research was difficult at times, and for your work, I want to make sure I properly thank you.
So in summary, it was a brutal time period and everyone was taking what they believed to be the best course of action to ensure the best outcome for their people. The Iroquois were the ones with enough luck, strategy, and tenacity to come out on top. Thanks for your thoughts on the subject, the history of the eastern woodlands is a topic of fascination to me.
"I will try not to launch into a socialist tirade"
Came for the iroquois armor, stayed for the history. Great work! 👍
The people's need someone like yourself to create a real story documentary. Your approach to this difficult topic is proof you were given the breath of life, to teach and educate. Again thank you and blessings to you and your family
Really appreciate how all of your videos aren't simply a pop historian relaying other works, but genuine, critical historical investigation.
In my opinion, this video is the best you've done on your channel. It deserves more likes and views.
Thanks so much for all your videos. Always searching for more info on the Iroquois. I live in Auburn NY which is in Cayuga county and the historic seat of the Cayuga Nation. There's a modern cemetery on Fort Hill now, which was a fortified Cayuga village built on a mound. It's a mound in the middle of the city to this day, except it's been destroyed and torn up and turned into a cemetery but it is a beautiful cemetery at least and Harriet Tubman is buried there so... that's neat... And yet nobody seems to know or care. There's little to no info about any of it. There's actually multiple mounds in Cayuga county, but most have only a small plaque with little info aside from a description... Goiogouen is a great example. I'm convinced that LIDAR scans of the area would reveal much more. I mention this because even though i grew up on Iroquois land, there's almost no information or historical places to visit and learn. And what info you see in history books and media are written by white people/settlers. Truly am so thankful for your effort on your channel. You're doing great work!!