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Thanadelthur
Chipewyan guide and interpreter (c. 1697–1717)
Thanadelthur | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1697 Canada |
| Died | 5 February 1717 York Factory, Manitoba |
| Nationality | Chipewyan |
| Occupation | Interpreter |
Thanadelthur "Thanadeltth'er" (c.
1697 – 5 February 1717) was a woman of the Chipewyan Dënesųłı̨ne nation who served as a guide and interpreter for the Hudson's Bay Company.
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She was instrumental in forging a peace agreement between the Dënesųłı̨ne (Chipewyan) and the Cree people. She was trilingual, able to speak English, Chipewyan, and Cree.[1]
Life
Thanadelthur is thought to have been born during 1697.
In early 1713, a party of Dënesųłı̨ne was attacked by Crees and their women were captured; among these was Thanadelthur. Women were sometimes the cause of tribal warfare, and were the prizes once the battle was over.[2] Female slaves were valuable to the tribal workforce, and this added to the high female mortality rate among them as well.