The fur trade for First Nations

2. Fur Trade
People hunted down
animals and used their fur
to trade for things they
need.
Beaver skins were the
most popular skins.
If someone wanted to
trade the had to get
permission from the
governors first.
Fur trading post were also
known as factories.

3. beavers These are some of the
many hats you can make
out of beaver skins.
You can make: kettles ,
hatchets, swords, knives,
bread, blankets, hats ,and
much more!
Beavers were so valuable.
They were almost like
money.
Beavers were hunted
almost to extinction .
Beaver fur is soft,
comfortable, luxuriu0s,
waterproof and glossy

4. Aboriginal women
Aboriginal women were very
important when it came to
the fur trade.
They acted as guides, set up
camp, and made meals.
They made things that were
more valuable than furs.
They also created medicines.

5. Jobs in the fur trade
The head of the fur trading post
was called the “chief factor.’
The person who keeps records of
all the furs was called a clerk.
Tradesmen were people who
made things to trade.
Labourers were responsible for
finding new places to trade.
Clerks, tradesmen, and labourers
were called servants.

6. The language of the trade
 M.B.= made beaver(
token)
 chuck = water
 Skookum= strong
 Iktus = stuff
 The language of the
trade was called trade
jargon

7. The blackfoot alphabet

8. Quiz
 What is the token called that you get when you
trade in a skin?
 Name two things that the aboriginal women do.
 How do you say water in the trade jargon?
 Name two things that beavers were good for.
 What did clerks do in the fur trade?
 What is another name for a fur trading post?