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To: Harmless Teddy Bear

The pelts were highly sought after. One of the worst, maybe THE worst war, ever in North America was over access to beaver pelts.

Native Americans, and since they didn’t have written language we don’t really know how many people were slaughtered over this little rodent.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaver_Wars


13 posted on 08/09/2022 7:51:37 PM PDT by packagingguy
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To: packagingguy
Mom's side of the family is Wyandot.

I used to have as my tagline "Trust not the french or the Iroquois"

14 posted on 08/09/2022 7:56:01 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (The nation of france was named after a hedgehog... The hedgehog's name was Kevin... Don't ask)
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To: packagingguy
Not sure which fur I like the best:

... or ...

(If you look closely you may see goosebumps)

27 posted on 08/09/2022 8:55:07 PM PDT by texas booster (Join FreeRepublic's Folding@Home team (Team # 36120) Cure Alzheimer's!)
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To: packagingguy

Slaughtered?

The Indians sold the beaver pelts to the French and British traders


31 posted on 08/10/2022 5:21:23 AM PDT by bert ( (KWE. NP. N.C. +12) Juneteenth is inequality day)
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