This is Volume 2 in a series on the Indian history of Jasper, covering the early historical
period of 1750-1850. The human history of Jasper
has historically and archaeologically always differed from that of the rest of the province. Such was still the case at the beginnings of this
period, though changes were now on the way, as the
Cree, Iroquoias, traders and "Freemen" began to push into this moutain fastness. Though no longer
isolated, the Jasper area continued to be distinct, with a mixture of a variety of ethnic
groups who eventually came to meld and identify
largely as Cree.