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French-Canadian independent fur traders
A coureur des bois (French: [kuʁœʁ de bwɑ]; lit. 'runner of the woods') or coureur de bois (French: [kuʁœʁ də bwɑ]; pl. coureurs de(s) bois) were independent
Coureur_des_bois
District of New France
built forts and frequently negotiated with the Native Americans. The coureurs des bois (literally "runners of the woods") played an important part, though
Louisiana_(New_France)
French Canadians who engaged in the North American fur trade
and trade goods. The coureurs de bois came before the voyageurs, and were partially replaced by them. For those coureurs des bois who continued, the term
Voyageurs
Area colonized by France in North America
Hudson's Bay Company, ironically aided by French coureurs des bois, Pierre-Esprit Radisson and Médard des Groseilliers, frustrated with French license rules
New_France
Sport or dog powered transport method
help the French adapt to life in North America. These men, known as coureur des bois (runners of the woods), were the first European mushers in North America
Mushing
French coureur des bois (1598 – 1642)
pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ nikɔlɛ]; 1598 – 29 October 1642) was a French coureur des bois noted for discovering Lake Michigan, Mackinac Island, Green Bay, and
Jean_Nicolet
French fur trader and explorer (d. 1710)
(1636/40 – 1710) was a French coureur des bois and explorer in New France. He is often linked to his brother-in-law Médard des Groseilliers. The decision
Pierre-Esprit_Radisson
French-Canadian and Métis coureur des bois
Jacques La Ramée (June 8, 1784 – 1821) was a French-Canadian and Métis coureur des bois, frontiersman, trapper, fur trader, hunter, explorer, and mountain
Jacques_La_Ramée
Men living remotely in the Rocky Mountains of North America
"Grizzly" Adams Overmountain Men James Ohio Pattie Scottish Indian trade Coureur des bois Voyageurs Bandeirantes Promyshlenniki see a) Oregon boundary dispute—Britain
Mountain_man
French explorer and fur trader
present-day Simcoe County, Ontario. Here he learned the skills of a coureur des bois. In 1646, Groseilliers fought with the Wendat against the Haudenosaunee
Médard_des_Groseilliers
Battle of the Beaver Wars
France, the Marquis de Denonville dispatched a scouting party of 28 coureur des bois, under the command of Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Lhut and Nicolas d'Ailleboust
Battle of the Lake of Two Mountains
Battle_of_the_Lake_of_Two_Mountains
French–Canadian explorer and trader (1668–1745)
February 1668 – 12 May 1745) was a French Canadian explorer, sergeant and coureur des bois. He is the first known European to visit the Boundary Waters region
Jacques_de_Noyon
Painting by Paul Kane
in June 1845. In the painting, Lefroy is dressed in the outfit of a coureur des bois wearing snow shoes, standing in front of a dog sled. In the background
Scene in the Northwest: Portrait of John Henry Lefroy
Scene_in_the_Northwest:_Portrait_of_John_Henry_Lefroy
United States historic place
part of the historic trade route of the French-Canadian voyageurs and coureur des bois between their wintering grounds and their depots to the east. Composed
Grand Portage National Monument
Grand_Portage_National_Monument
Frontier hunters in Kentucky and Tennessee
skills, folk medicine, frontier doctoring, diplomacy, English, French, Spanish, and Native American languages Related jobs Coureur des bois, Mountain man
Longhunter
Acts of genocide committed against Indigenous peoples in Canada
colonies in Canada, particularly for their role in assisting European coureur des bois and voyageurs in their explorations of the continent during the North
Canadian genocide of Indigenous peoples
Canadian_genocide_of_Indigenous_peoples
Alcoholic maple syrup product
Coureur des bois, a commercial maple liqueur
Maple_liqueur
was first settled its many waterways were used by the voyagers and Coureur des bois to trade their goods. Thunder Bay has a central location within Canada
Transportation in Thunder Bay, Ontario
Transportation_in_Thunder_Bay,_Ontario
Porridge
Rubaboo is a common stew or porridge consumed by coureurs des bois and voyageurs (French fur traders) and Métis people of North America. This dish is
Rubaboo
Law authorizing the removal of Native Americans from US states
à la façon du pays, a marriage between French-Canadian tradesmen (coureur des bois) and American Indian women. This tradition was seen as a fundamental
Indian_Removal_Act
1978 American TV series or program
character bears similarities to Jacques La Ramee, a French-Canadian, coureur de bois, fur trapper who explored the region, of the North Platte River, in
Centennial_(miniseries)
Colonialism which replaces natives with settlers
colonies in Canada, particularly for their role in assisting European coureur des bois and voyageurs in their explorations of the continent during the North
Settler_colonialism
Island in Michigan, United States
likely to have seen Mackinac Island is Jean Nicolet, a French-Canadian coureur des bois, during his 1634 explorations. The Jesuit priest Claude Dablon founded
Mackinac_Island
Trail in northern Ontario, Canada
who travelled largely by canoe and were known as 'voyageurs’ and ‘coureurs des bois’ (runners of the woods) The trail is used by all ages and levels of
Voyageur_Hiking_Trail
there, Trois-Rivières became in 1615 the first stronghold of the coureurs des bois outside the city of Québec. Magoua is the ethnonym applied to their
Magoua
Moribund French variety of the upper Mississippi, US
colonization of the region began in earnest during the late 17th century by coureurs des bois from what is now modern-day Canada. With French colonial expansion
Missouri_French
Francophone residents of Saskatchewan, Canada
The first francophones to enter the region were French Canadian coureurs des bois employed in the North American fur trade during the 18th century.
Fransaskois
colonies in Canada, particularly for their role in assisting European coureur des bois and voyageurs in the exploration of the continent during the North
Culture_of_Canada
Los Angeles-based artist and musician
Junebug. Wilderness Withdrawal (2018), quadraphonic live performance Coureur des Bois (2013), video game by Tamas Kemenczy for LA Game Space Neighbor (2016)
Ben_Babbitt
Canadian 2003 children's animated TV series
someone really huge. Voiced by Bret Hart. Claude LaToque The ghost of a coureur des bois (Canadian woodsman) who occasionally comes to Jacob's rescue. Principal
Jacob_Two-Two_(TV_series)
rituals in everyday life in New France and Acadia. The folklore of the coureur des bois and voyageurs has been much studied, particularly the chansons (songs)
Canadian_folklore
French colonial fort in present-day Detroit, Michigan, US (1701–1796)
after Cadillac's return. For the next several years, he lived as a coureur des bois before undertaking an exploration of the Missouri River in 1714. The
Fort_Pontchartrain_du_Détroit
Historical fur-trading company
Quebec in 1608, independent French-Canadian traders commonly known as coureurs des bois spread out and built a fur trade empire in the St. Lawrence basin
North_West_Company
du bois des Hogues, 1853 Cabecillas y guerrilleros; scènes de la vie militaire au Mexique..., 1853 Vagabond life in Mexico, 1856 Le Coureur des bois, 1853
Gabriel_Ferry
year. Mathurin Cadot possibly started a fur business illegally as a coureur des bois sometime during the 1670s and early 1680s. In 1686 he gained an official
Cadotte_family
Early founder of Chicago (died 1818)
Point du Sable supported his family as a frontier trader (voyageur or coureur des bois) and settler during a period of great upheaval for the former southern
Jean_Baptiste_Point_du_Sable
American physiologist (1871–1945)
the descendants of Jacques de Noyon, a French Canadian explorer and coureur des bois. His Calvinist family was intellectually active, including readings
Walter_Bradford_Cannon
2003 (2003-11-23) Jacob is transported back in time to the period of the coureur des bois to investigate the secrets of Claude LaToque, a ghost who ran away
List of Jacob Two-Two (TV series) episodes
List_of_Jacob_Two-Two_(TV_series)_episodes
Worldwide industry dealing in the acquisition and sale of animal fur
Tadoussac. French explorers, like Samuel de Champlain, voyageurs, and Coureur des bois, such as Étienne Brûlé, Radisson, La Salle, and Le Sueur, while seeking
Fur_trade
Series of trading posts in Alberta, Canada
Edmonton. Fort Edmonton was also called Fort-des-Prairies, by French-Canadians trappers and coureurs des bois, and amiskwaskahegan or "Beaver Hills House"
Fort_Edmonton
French, spoken in Michigan by descendants of habitants, voyageurs and coureurs des bois in the Pays d'en Haut Métis French, spoken in North Dakota by Métis
French language in the United States
French_language_in_the_United_States
Canadian biome characterized by coniferous forests
popular colonial history of Canada. The canoe, the beaver pelt, the coureur des bois, the voyageurs, the Hudson's Bay Company and the North-West Mounted
Boreal_forest_of_Canada
French-born fur trader in 18th century Pennsylvania
James Letort, c. 1675 – c. 1742) was a Pennsylvania fur trader and a coureur des bois active in the early 18th century. He established trading posts at several
James_Le_Tort
Novel by James A. Michener
nineteenth-century west through the story of partners Pasquinel, a coureur des bois, and Scotsman Alexander McKeag. The pair establish sometimes-delicate
Centennial_(novel)
French soldier and governor (1622–1698)
New France and a large expansion of the fur trade using Canadian coureurs des bois. He died before his second recall to France. Frontenac was born in
Louis_de_Buade_de_Frontenac
Historical French colony in what became the Midwestern United States
The Illinois Country (French: Pays des Illinois [pɛ.i dez‿i.li.nwa]; lit. 'land of the Illinois people'; Spanish: País de los ilinueses), also referred
Illinois_Country
New France fur trader and interpreter
engaged in trade with Native American communities. Bisaillon and other coureurs des bois dominated the Pennsylvania fur trade during the late 17th and early
Peter_Bisaillon
broad categories of skier: Coureur des Bois (who start out before dawn to ski the entire distance; named after the coureur des bois) and Tourer (who start
Canadian_Ski_Marathon
Canadian television series
some Natives resulting in the name Canada. Jean Nicolet 1992 French coureur des bois and explorer Jean Nicolet becomes the first European to reach Lake
Heritage_Minutes
Canoe routes of early explorers of Canada
Montreal and a canoe might go 1000 miles in a month). The independent coureur des bois was replaced by hired voyageurs. Since the west country was too far
Canadian_canoe_routes
Historic site in Minnesota / Thunder Bay District, Ontario
Indigenous peoples for canoe travel, teaching it to European voyageurs and coureurs des bois who used it to access the fur trading posts in Rupert's Land. For
Height_of_Land_Portage
French explorer of Canada (c.1592 - c.1633)
Quebec history Timeline of Ottawa history Timeline of Toronto history Coureur des bois Samuel de Champlain École secondaire Étienne-Brûlé French colonization
Étienne_Brûlé
Country in North America
colonies in Canada, particularly for their role in assisting European coureurs des bois and voyageurs in their explorations of the continent during the North
Canada
a leading abolitionist city Pierre-Esprit Radisson – explorer and coureur des bois who traveled into Onondaga territory to aid Le Moyne and operate his
List of people from Syracuse, New York
List_of_people_from_Syracuse,_New_York
Algonquins on Allumette island in the Ottawa River. Médard des Groseilliers, explorer and coureur des bois (d. 1696). January 4 - Guillaume Couture, diplomat
1618_in_Quebec
Province of Canada
district Canada. From about 1580 the fur trade revived French interest. Coureurs des bois and Catholic missionaries followed, forming alliances with some Indigenous
Quebec
City in Michigan, United States
M-82 Newaygo's recorded history goes back to the 1600s and the French coureur des bois (independent trappers) and, later, fur company voyageurs that travelled
Newaygo,_Michigan
2006 expansion pack to the real-time strategy video game "Age of Empires III"
settlers will turn into militia and no new ones can be built (except Coureur des Bois from a Cree Village). Resources can continue to be delivered from pre-constructed
Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs
Age_of_Empires_III:_The_WarChiefs
Lake in Saskatchewan, Canada
Pierre-Esprit Radisson, who was a French coureur des bois and explorer in New France. He, and his brother-in-law Médard des Groseilliers, were instrumental in
Radisson_Lake_(Saskatchewan)
People of Canada
Company, coupled with independent entrepreneurial woodsman called coureur des bois. This arrival of newcomers led to the creation of the Métis, an ethnic
Canadians
French ethnic group in the United States
etc.), learned French, and sometimes adopted their religion. The coureurs des bois and soldiers borrowed canoes and moccasins. Many of them ate native
French_Louisianians
(formerly called "Loucheaux") and Europeans (predominately French coureurs des bois and voyageurs), a pidgin language was historically used across Gwich'in
Languages_of_Canada
French cultural group of southeast Michigan, US
trading posts for trade with the Native Americans. Many voyageurs and coureurs des bois entered into formal or informal unions (marriage à la façon du pays)
Muskrat_French
coins of several other countries. This coin also bears the famous coureur des bois design, which was designed by Emanuel Hahn. This coin, and others issued
Coins_of_the_Canadian_dollar
Ojibwe trader and diplomat (1736-1776)
business. She traveled long distances by canoe, often accompanied by coureur des bois, to establish trade relations with other Indigenous communities. According
Athanasie_Cadot
Topics referred to by the same term
explorer in the American frontier including: Overmountain Men Voyageurs Coureurs des bois Mountain man or mountain men may also refer to: Mountain Man (Adventure
Mountain_Man
Census region of the United States
children, would be obligated to assist and obey them. Traders (voyageurs, coureur des bois) coming into Indian villages facilitated this system of symbolic exchange
Midwestern_United_States
Lake in Ontario, Canada
to manage the lake's walleye population. In the days of fur trade, coureur des bois and later voyageurs travelled through the lake by canoe via the Mattawa
Lake_Nipissing
Aspect of the international fur trade
problems for the monopoly. Unlicensed independent traders, known as coureurs des bois (or "runners of the woods"), began to do business in the late 17th
North_American_fur_trade
Load-dragging structure
have made them less efficient. As such the travois was employed by coureurs des bois in New France's fur trade with the Plains Tribes. It is possible for
Travois
colonial merchants at Montreal formed the "Communaute des Habitants". Both Indians and Coureurs de Bois supplied furs. The company remained profitable until
History_of_Montreal
district Canada. From about 1580 the fur trade revived French interest. Coureurs des bois and Catholic missionaries followed, forming alliances with some Indigenous
History_of_Quebec
Indigenous people of North America
superiors in France. Through their friendship with the French traders (coureurs des bois and voyageurs), the Ojibwe gained guns, began to use European goods
Ojibwe
United States historic place
by ice. The English on Hudson Bay reported increased activity of Coureurs des bois west of the fort, but La Vérendrye said nothing about them in his
Fort_Saint_Charles
Canadian Catholic priest (1833–1891)
name. Labelle received support from journalist Arthur Buies (fr) and coureur des bois Isidore Martin. On May 16, 1888, Quebec premier Honoré Mercier named
Antoine_Labelle
French explorer (1679–1734)
their post. From 1706 to 1709, Bourgmont and other deserters lived as coureurs des bois (illegal traders, literally, "wood runners") around the Grand River
Étienne de Veniard, Sieur de Bourgmont
Étienne_de_Veniard,_Sieur_de_Bourgmont
Quebec. Taking to the lifestyle of the Wendat, Brûlé becomes the first coureur des bois. de Champlain returns to Quebec after a visit to France during which
1610_in_Quebec
Culture of Canada's Quebec province
women wore clothes deemed indecent, with breasts almost visible. The Coureur des bois and Voyageurs wore similar clothing. During the colder months, they
Culture_of_Quebec
River in Minnesota and Ontario, Canada and United States
crossed by the Height of Land Portage. The fur-trading Voyageurs and coureurs des bois crossed this divide and travelled north and west downstream on the
Pigeon River (Minnesota–Ontario)
Pigeon_River_(Minnesota–Ontario)
Island in Lake Huron, Ontario, Canada
Channel was part of the route used by the French colonial voyageurs and coureurs des bois to reach Lake Superior. The first known European to settle on the
Manitoulin_Island
Lighthouse in Michigan, United States
constructed later. An early stopping place for Indians, Voyageurs, Coureur des bois and Jesuit missionaries, the point marks the course change for ore
Whitefish_Point_Light
Musical artist
Canadian folklore (the devil, the chasse-galerie, the shepherdess, the coureur des bois, drinking songs, etc.) to write about modern themes with a touch of
Mes_Aïeux
Municipality in Quebec, Canada
seigneurial system in the 18th century and was travelled by several coureur des bois for the fur industry as well as workers in the logging industry as
Saint-Jean-de-Matha
Town in Ontario, Canada
northwest from Musselman Lake; both were part of the aboriginal and Coureur des bois trail system leading through dense forests from Lake Ontario to Lake
Whitchurch-Stouffville
Village in Saskatchewan, Canada
As in much of Canada, the first European visitors were probably coureurs des bois, who left no records. The first European known to have passed the
Cumberland House, Saskatchewan
Cumberland_House,_Saskatchewan
City in Minnesota, United States
on behalf of the Northwest Fur Company, was visited by Voyageurs, Coureur des bois, Dakota Indians, and Christian missionaries. The 1851 Treaty of Traverse
Carver,_Minnesota
Nonprofit organization
Takahashi & Adam Saltsman re-released in 2016 CONTROL Kieran Nolan Coureur des bois Tamas Kemenczy; soundtrack by Ben Babbitt Depth Vince Mckelvie Electronic
LA_Game_Space
1701 peace treaty between New France and First Nations
of Settlement 1701 in England. It has often been referred to as La Paix des Braves, meaning "The Peace of the Braves". The foundation of Quebec City
Great_Peace_of_Montreal
Topics referred to by the same term
during the fur-trade era in North America. Voyageur may also refer to: Coureurs des bois, independent fur traders in 17th and 18th century North America -
Voyageur_(disambiguation)
River in Ontario, Canada
homelands. For most of the next 200 years trappers, traders and the famed coureur des bois travelled up and down the Ottawa River until the first European settlements
Green's_Creek_(Ontario)
Canadian economist
problème de santé publique (Montréal: Varia, 1997). Confessions d'un coureur des bois hors-la-loi (Montréal: Varia, 2001). Comprendre l'économie. Ou comment
Pierre_Lemieux_(economist)
French military officer, explorer and colonial administrator (1661–1706)
is said to have stopped at New York City and sold 9,000 furs that coureurs des bois had given him, in preference to hauling them back to Montreal. This
Pierre_Le_Moyne_d'Iberville
River in Ontario, Canada
French on the Great Lakes. Much of the Albany basin was visited by coureurs des bois long before the English penetrated inland. In 1674 Charles Bayly of
Albany_River
River in the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Ontario
by coureurs des bois, who may have gotten as far as Lake Winnipeg. They left no records, but the English on Hudson Bay heard reports of the coureurs in
Winnipeg_River
River in Canada
centuries, this route was used by French fur traders, voyageurs and coureurs des bois to Canada's interior. The river posed serious hazards to these travellers
Ottawa_River
Winter festival in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
FrancoFonds; Musicaction; Winnipeg Arts Council; and The Winnipeg Foundation. Coureur des bois "Official Voyageurs". Festival du Voyageur. Retrieved January 31, 2026
Festival_du_Voyageur
Vermilion but it was a popular stopover for Native Americans, Voyageurs, Coureur des bois, trappers, and anyone who traveled the south shore of Lake Superior
Vermilion_Point
Indigenous people of the Northeastern Woodlands of North America
Indians, and mixed bloods at Kaskaskia became the voyageurs and coureurs des bois who would explore and exploit the Missouri River country. The French
Kaskaskia
French fort in North America
have established Fort Kaministiquia and remained there until 1721. Coureurs des bois seem to have spread out from the fort, but we only know of them from
Fort_Kaministiquia
explorers and settlers followed the routes used by the voyageurs and coureurs des bois in the fur trading days, and later on steamboat services operated
Transportation_in_Minnesota
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