SOC244H5 Study Guide - Final Guide: Paul Le Jeune, Visible Minority, Walpurgis Night
Document Summary
Women in an egalitarian society: the montagnais-naskapi of canada. pp. The purpose of this short study was to exhibit how the family structure of the montagnais constantly changes to adapt to their surroundings. The author starts by describing the way of life these native people from the eastern labrador peninsula, an account from paul le jeune, a missionary sent from france to civilize the montagnais in 1633. After citing some changes and giving a few examples, she recounts her experience with the tribe in the 1950s and concludes that the roles in the family are not divided by gender by labour abilities as well as availability. She compares their way of life now and although still extremely different from the standard modern lifestyle, is constantly restructuring to maintain functionality. This account of the way the montagnais lived is based on the journal paul le jeune, a jesuit missionary, kept while living with them the year of 1633-4.
