There’s a lake, a forest, a town, a river, a county, and more — all bearing the name ‘Payette.’ The man behind the name was a ...

Antoine Robidoux, shown in 1843, was a French Canadian fur trapper who established an enterprise based in Santa Fe. Courtesy Museum of New Mexico ...

French Canadian voyageurs spread tuberculosis throughout the indigenous peoples of western Canada for over 150 years, yet, strangely enough, it wasn't until the fur traders ceased their forays ...

Long before Spokane was settled or Washington and Idaho became states, the Spokane River near the Washington-Idaho state line was an important spot for people to cross. Before bridges, the first river ...

The area’s fur-trading past comes to life for two days at Indiana Dunes State Park.Members of Lafayette-based Ouiatenon Brigade portray French-Canadian fur traders of the 1700s in dress, food ...

The history and surreal, supernatural power of the Badlands. May 9, 2008 — -- To the Lakota Sioux, who controlled this part of the Dakotas before the white man arrived, they were the mako ...

MACKINAW CITY, MI – French-Canadian folklore will come to life during a spooky weekend of events at Colonial Michilimackinac. Scheduled to take place from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Oct. 7 and ...

Paddle back in time to the glory days of the fur trade in Cleveland Metroparks' Voyageur Canoe Campout Sept. 9 and 10.

In Voyageurs, Rice introduces audiences to French Canadian fur trader and voyageur, Francois Le Mai, as he and his friend, Jean Baptiste Pointe DuSable, arrive by canoe to early Chicago.

Prominent Quebec actor Roy Dupuis, who turned down a role in The Revenant, is criticizing the Oscar-nominated film for its "disappointing and shocking" depiction of French-Canadian fur traders. The ...