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uplander
Fur Trade, Hist.
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
Entry from the 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: upland Indian
Quotations
1697
Ye uplander & his wife went away.
1703-1740
The traders divided the Indians into two broad classes, the "Home Guards" and the "Uplanders."
1819-1835
... the uplanders are not agreeable to assist us with any part of the goods....