The fur trade was based on the barter system and in the late 1700s a blanket was worth seven prime beaver pelts, a gun cost 14 pelts. (As portrayed in Canada: A People's History) (Underwool is ...

Learn more about Tyee Presents. In modern times we seldom think of the impact the fur trade had on colonization in Canada — though it’s one of the first examples of resource-based extraction ...

Alcohol was one of the most important commodities in the fur trade - and it had devastating effects on native people. (As portrayed in Canada: A People's History) Alcohol increased their profits.

He said snares and traps are certified through the Fur Institute of Canada. According to the ... she doesn't believe it's a necessary trade for income or food for many fur harvesters.

We were tromping out onto a wetland frozen nine inches deep. It felt like how the fur trade began, someplace long ago, far away. Bill Mackowski, in his 60th year of trapping, mostly around ...

An upcoming event at the Snake River Fur Post is described by the historical site’s director Patrick Schifferdecker as one ...