Natives in the Kamloops Post Journals
For about five years, from August 1850 to June 1855, Paul Fraser kept the Fort Kamloops post journals. The records are not complete: nor did I copy them all out,…
Read moreBlackeye Folklore
At the turn of the century, a small group of Athapascan warriors from the Chilcotins crossed the Fraser River and made their way south, toward Kamloops Lake. They knew they…
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My book, The HBC Brigades: Culture, Conflict and Perilous Journeys of the Fur Trade, was published by Ronsdale Press in July 2024. You may order the book through your favorite…
Read moreFur trade genealogy
Fur trade genealogy is a very interesting subject, and I have quite a bit of information for some of the people whose Google searches turn up on my website. However,…
Read moreBlackeye, 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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