Curated OER
Female Fur Traders: Breaking Arbitrary Barriers
Eighth graders read a variety of articles and watch a video about the history of female Canadian fur traders. They contribute to a website on the subject and develop a presentation with their research for the class.
Discovering Lewis & Clark
Discovering Lewis & Clark: America After 1806
This section of the larger Discovering Lewis & Clark website explores in detail America after the Lewis and Clark expedition.
Gabriel Dumont Institute
Virtual Museum of Metis History and Culture: Fur Trade Companies Photos
A large collection of historical photos related to the fur trade and the Metis.
Digital History
Digital History: Mountain Men
The life of the fur trappers and traders was harsh, and fur, as a valuable commodity, was short-lived. Read about the effect the traders had on life in the West.
Other
Library of Western Fur Trade Historical Source Documents: Journal of John Work
Provides a diary of two and a half months of travels by John Work as he went from one fur trading post to another in the Pacific Northwest in the early 1800s.
Other
Overland Trail: The Mountain Man Rendevous
Description of the rendevous or appointed places for fur hunters (Indian and white) to meet and trade before the establishment of trading posts.