History of Europe

How did the Huron help french run fur trade?

Provided Transportation

- The Huron served as the primary mode of transportation, helping to move fur-trade supplies inland and fur bales back to the St. Lawrence Valley

Negotiated With Algonquian Traders:

- Huron diplomats acted as cultural brokers within the Indigenous world- negotiating with the other Indigenous Peoples - especially Algonquian traders- ensuring access to furs by the

French

Facilitate Exchange:

- Facilitated the fur trade between French traders on their land to native Algonquian and Western Great Lakes people's groups that they had access to

Served as middlemen:

- The Huron used the relationship they had as traders between many of the western Indigenous to negotiate the prices and exchange

between many indigenous communities