Fur Trade Roles Review

• - In charge of one or more trading posts

• - usually European

• - high social status

• voyageur

• hunter

• trader

• guide

- worked under the partner

- sometimes put in charge of an entire trading post

- packed pelts, supervised trade, kept accounts

• pelt preparer

• trader

• interpreter

• clerk

- Dakota and Ojibwe men

- gathered beaver, muskrat, otter, and other animals to trade

- used snares, metal traps, and spears

• suppliers

• hunters

• guides

• clerk

- Dakota and Ojibwe women

- got furs ready for trade

- carefully cut the skin off of the animal

• pelt preparer

• suppliers

• voyageurs

• trader

- Ojibwe and Dakota people

- provided goods the Europeans needed to survive

- provided clothes, food, and sometimes canoes

• trader

• guides

• voyageurs

• suppliers

- Ojibwe and Dakota people

- familiar with the land

- helped Europeans find their way through the woods and rivers

• guides

• pelt preparer

• interpreter

• clerk

- usually Dakota and Ojibwe

- knew both native and European languages

- helped people talk and negotiate with each other while trading

• interpreters

• pelt preparers

• traders

• voyageurs

- workmen of the fur trade

- paddled canoes & hauled heavy loads

- job required lots of strength and endurance

• Voyageurs

• hunters

• clerk

• interpreter