The fur trade played a large role in shaping early North American economies and cultures. The North American fur trade was a key economic and cultural system linking Indigenous and European peoples, ...

The Museum of the Fur Trade Board of Directors announces the retirement of museum director, Gail DeBuse Potter at the end of 2014. Gail DeBuse Potter became the director of the Museum of the Fur Trade ...

Brandishing peltry on sticks -- They would offer us battle -- They attack like lions -- By virtue of His Majesty's commission -- A stranger to the commerce -- I now mixed up some vermilion in melted ...

Furs settle the New World. "As fine a river as can be found" ; The precious beaver ; New Amsterdam rising ; "The Bible and the beaver" -- Clash of empires. Competition, conflict, and chicanery ; "Many ...

Explore the Missouri River’s role in American agriculture history, from early settlers and the fur trade to its impact on westward expansion.