The Iron Confederacy Assiniboine
the assiniboine major part of alliance of northern plains indian nations known iron confederacy, or nehiyaw-pwat, known in plains cree. iron confederacy allies in fur trade, particularly hudson s bay company. members included assiniboine plains cree, saulteaux, plains ojibwe, métis, , individual iroquois people traveled west employees fur traders. other indian peoples on northern plains, such gros ventre, part of confederacy.
the confederacy became dominant force on northern plains. posed major threat indian nations not associated it, such shoshone , crow further south. members attacked european-american settlements on plains. eventual decline of fur trade , overhunting of bison herds canadian , american hunters, destroyed confederacy nations important food source, led defeat , breaking of confederacy. engaged in military action canada during north-west rebellion.
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