Fur Trade
Blackfoot Fur Trade (Photo Diary)
By the end of the eighteenth century, the two largest fur trading companies in North America-the Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC, headquartered in London) and the […]
Fur Trade
The Astorians and the Indians
John Jacob Astor came to the United States following the Revolutionary War and through his contacts with the North West Company in Canada soon entered […]
The Pacific Fur Company
The Pacific Fur Company was founded in 1810 for the purpose of exploiting the fur resources of the Pacific Northwest. Half of the stock in […]
The French Fur Trade
When the French first entered North America, their primary focus was on gaining wealth through the fur trade. They viewed Indians as trading partners, as […]
Re-Enacting the Fur Trade
As with many other aspects of history, the fur trade in North America has re-enactors who bring this aspect of history alive by acting out […]
Nor’Westers and Indians in the Columbia Plateau
The fur trade was an important part of the economic history of North America and incorporated American Indian economies into a larger world economy. Furs […]
Fort Vancouver (Photo Diary)
( – promoted by navajo) The Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) established Fort Vancouver 100 miles above the mouth of the Columbia River in what is […]
The American Indian Liberation Army
( – promoted by navajo) In 1836 the Indian Liberation Army was created under the leadership of General Dickson (also known as Montezuma II). Dickson, […]
American Indian Women: A Trader’s Wife
( – promoted by navajo) American Indians were involved in trade for thousands of years prior to the arrival of the European and American fur […]
Here Before Christ: Transnational Corporations & Indian Nations
( – promoted by navajo) Transnational corporations are the primary agent of today’s globalized world. While often thought of as something relatively recent-post World War […]