Natives during the Fur-trade, what influences the Natives had towards the fur trade.

Natives Role During the Fur Trade The Natives were a crucial part of the French Fur trade. They showed it with the knowledge they had about the land, they were natural hunters and they were very resourceful in terms of the climate and landscape of the fur trade. If not for the Native involvement in the Fur trade the French could have lasted long enough in New France to develop an economically stable trade of …

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