DCHP-2

uplander Fur Trade, Hist. DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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n.
an Indian, especially a Cree, from the interior, as opposed to those in the vicinity of the Hudson's Bay posts.
See also: upland Indian
- 1697 (1929) Y^e uplander & his wife went away.
- 1703-1740 (1965) The traders divided the Indians into two broad classes, the "Home Guards" and the "Uplanders."
- 1819-1835 (1963) ... the uplanders are not agreeable to assist us with any part of the goods....