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Russian traders and trappers

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    In Native American: The northern Pacific Coast

    …Siberian sailors and trappers, the promyshlenniki. Like their French counterparts, they wished to establish themselves in the lucrative fur trade, but, whereas the French sought beaver pelts for the European markets, the Russians sought the rich pelts of sea otters for trade with China. The differences between the French and…

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    In Native American: The northern Pacific Coast

    The promyshlenniki continued to force Unangan and Koniag men on extended hunting trips. In many cases, local Pomo women married these Alaska Native men, and together they built a unique multiethnic community.

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