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Uncharted Waters
The Chronicles of an Unlikely Voyager – Book 3
It’s 1805 and André, now 16, desperately wants to paddle with French-Canadian canoe brigades-maybe his last chance. But choosing to tend to his ailing foster parents, he relinquishes his clerk’s position at a fur trade post in the vast Canadian wilderness.
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The Ho-Chunk in Minnesota—did you know?
The Winnebago (properly called Ho-Chunk) lived in Minnesota for a dozen years, and can be traced partly through the fur trade ledger of A.C Riggs from 1852-53.
Gleanings from a fur trade ledger of 1852-53
A fur trader’s 1852-53 ledger provides fascinating insights into the Winnebago/Ho-Chunk tribespeople who are listed.
Gift-giving greased the wheels in the fur trade
Instead of trading right off the bat, French-Canadian fur traders gave gifts to their Native hosts at the start of trading, which made them much more successful in the long run.