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Rawhide

Rawhide was made from cleaning both sides of the hide without tanning it.

Rocky Mountain House

Rocky Mountain House was first established in 1799 as a trading post to trade. However, the Aboriginal group with whom they had initially built relations, the Kutenai, was greatly affected by smallpox. Therefore, the majority of trading was done with the Blackfoot, Cree and Assiniboine of the area. The fort focused on provisions rather than furs. Rocky Mountain House had a tumultuous history, closing at least five times due to famine and lack of trading. At other times it was the leading supplier of pemmican. The fort, like many others, brought disease and destruction along with it. In 1837-38 smallpox decimated the Blackfoot people killing nearly three-quarters of the population.

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