Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Table of Contents v
3. Illustrations ix
4. Preface xi
5. Definitions xv
6. Acknowledgments xix
7. Approaching the Stories of the Desjarlais Family: Methods and Goals 1
8. The Social Contexts of Europe and New France 19
9. From the St. Lawrence to St. Louis: The Desjarlais Migration to the Mississippi and Beyond 53
10. The Emergence of Freemen in Rupert’s Land 75
11. Migration and Retrenchment: 1821–1869 111
12. Treaties and Rebellion 141
13. Some Difficult Choices: The Desjarlais after 1885 169
14. The People Who Own Themselves 197
15. A Note on Sources 211
16. Naming Practices 223
17. Genealogical Charts 237
18. Notes 239
19. Bibliography 297
20. Index 319