Description

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The Fur Trader is a critical edition of Einar Odd Mortensen Sr.'s personal narrative detailing the years (1925-1928) he spent as a free trader at posts in Pine Bluff and Oxford Lake in Manitoba during the waning days of the fur trade. Mortensen's original narrative has been translated from Norwegian to English, and supplemented with a scholarly introduction, thorough annotations, a bibliography, and a reading guide. This additional material presents the author as a product of Norwegian culture at the time, and guides the reader through a close reading of Mortensen's interpretations of his work and travels, the people he encountered, the Indian Residential School system, and Indigenous participation in the First World War. Mortensen's insights and experiences will be of interest to scholars, students, and enthusiasts of the fur trade and contribute to literary, Indigenous, and Scandinavian studies.

About the Author

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Gerd Kjustad Mortensen is the daughter-in-law of Einar Odd Mortensen Sr. She holds a M.Ed. and has taught at Oslo College, Hamar College, and at the University of Stavanger. Ingrid Urberg is Associate Professor of Scandinavian Studies at Augustana Campus, University of Alberta. Daniel Sims is a member of the Tsay Keh Dene First Nation. He is Associate Professor of First Nations Studies at the University of Northern British Columbia.