NANCY MARGUERITE ANDERSON

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Blackeye, and Blackeye’s Son: Who are They?

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson October 11, 2014 Natives in the Fur Trade, Stuwix Stories
Blackeye, and Blackeye’s Son: Who are They?

In Alexander Caulfield Anderson’s 1846 journal, we come across the Similkameen Native man named Blackeye. This is what Anderson wrote of him [it has been edited for length]: Saty 6th…

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Tattoos in the Fur Trade

By Nancy Marguerite Anderson June 22, 2014 Natives in the Fur Trade, Stuwix Stories
Tattoos in the Fur Trade

Tattoos are everywhere nowadays it seems, and everyone is wearing them. But I am interested in these body decorations for one reason only. They are part of the fur trade,…

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