As an alternative to the above lesson, students could
compose a series of journal entries from both an Aboriginal person and
a fur trader involved in trade activities. The students should try and
make the journal entries authentic by doing research and using historical
facts.
Lesson
Students will want to fill out the following Fur
Trading - worksheet to help them understand who was all involved
in the fur trade and why.
Group:___________________________
Who are they?
What are their reasons for being in the West?
What is their relationship to other groups?
How does their presence affect other groups?
How does their presence effect the buffalo?
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