How The Fur Trade Changed Native American Culture

The Native American culture changed drastically because of the fur trade. The fur trade changed in these three ways: Trade, Traditional Value, and Environment. First, Trade both positively and negatively effected Native American culture. According to Lambert and Clark,” The fur trade increased European and American presence in the Oregon Country however, it had severe consequences for the American Indians.” (Lambert and Clark, 229) This shows trade had a mixed result on Native American culture. On one hand guns and alcohol created an epidemic of additional violence in tribes. On the other hand, trade modernized Indians and made their lives easier. Another way the fur trade changed the Native American culture is missionaries changing

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