The Voyageur Express
The North American Voyageur Council Podcast
About the show
The Voyageur Express is the Podcast for the North American Voyageur Council (NAVC). NAVC is a nonprofit educational organization for individuals interested in various aspects of the fur trade era. Our membership includes researchers, reenactors, living historians, and history buffs, all with the common love of the fur trade. https://navoyageur.org/
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Episodes
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Episode 6: Episode 6 Peter Pond Graveside Piping (Halloween Special)
October 31st, 2024 | Season 1 | 55 mins 58 secs
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Episode 5: The Voyageur Express Episode 5 Simon McGillivray’s 1815 Fort William Notebook
October 25th, 2024 | Season 1 | 46 mins 21 secs
anishinaabe, fort william, fort william historical park, fur trade, hudson's bay company, lake superior, north west company, red river colony, selkirk, tobacco, voyageur
This episode is a reading of Simon McGillivray's 1815 Notebook, published with a lovely introduction by Jean Morrison as "The North West Company In Rebellion"
https://www.thunderbaymuseum.com/product/the-north-west-company-in-rebellion/
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Episode 4: Popular Culture of the Fur Trade (Ossian Poems) Voyageur Express 4
July 3rd, 2024 | Season 1 | 1 hr 5 mins
albany river, bagpips, fur trade, hbc, highlands of scotland, nwc, orkney islands, osnaburgh house, ossian, poetry, song, voyageur
This episode is a reading from Donald Macpherson's collection of poetry he attributed to Ossian.
You can read the original here:
Fingal an ancient Epic Poem in Six Books: Together with several other Poems, composed by Ossian the son of Fingal Translated from the Galic Language (you can read it here: https://www.eighteenthcenturypoetry.org/works/o5164-w0010.shtml#imageVisit NAVC's Website
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Episode 3: The Voyageur Express Episode 3, John Tanner’s Narrative Chapter 2
October 31st, 2023 | Season 1 | 41 mins 39 secs
anishinaabe, fur trade, john tanner
The Voyageur Express Episode 3, John Tanner’s Narrative Chapter 2
I hope everyone has a lovely NAVC Fall Gathering, Sorry I can’t be there, but hopefully y’all can have an impromptu book club!
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This Episode comes from John Tanner’s Narrative, which was published around 1830:
A narrative of the captivity and adventures of John Tanner : (U. S. interpreter at the Saut de Ste. Marie, ) during thirty years residence among the Indians in the interior of North America Available to read here:
https://archive.org/details/bp_596018/page/38/mode/1up?view=theater
I’d also Recommend John Fierst’s Article: “A ‘Succession of Little Occurrences’
Scholarly Editing and the Organization of Time in John Tanner's Narrative
about working on an Annotated edition of John Tanner’s Narrative here:
https://scholarlyediting.org/2012/essays/essay.fierst.html
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I read from and reference an article talking about the problems with the stereotypes of alcoholism during the episode, you can read the article here:
https://psmag.com/news/whats-behind-the-myth-of-native-american-alcoholism
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Episode 2: Gabriel Franchère’s 1814 Journey from Astoria to Montreal
July 12th, 2023 | Season 1 | 1 hr 37 mins
astoria, canoe, fort william, fort william historical park, montreal, red river, selkirk, travel, voyageur, war of 1812
This episode’s reading comes from Gabrielle Franchere’s Journal which can be read here:
https://archive.org/details/franchresnarra00franrich/page/374/mode/2upBe Sure to Attend the Book Club Zoom Meeting on July 19, at 7:00 PM Central Time
https://und.zoom.us/j/91531678775Visit NAVC's Website
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Episode 1: The Voyageur Express 001 Saukamappee's Narrative
October 20th, 2022 | 38 mins 58 secs
david thompson, fur trade, saukamappee, small pox
The Voyageur Express 001 Saukamappee's Narrative
To register for the 2022 NAVC Virtual Fall Gathering go here:
https://mailchi.mp/d95739d2c009/register-today-navc-fall-virtual-gatheringTo Read the Archive.org Version of David Thompson’s Book go here:
https://archive.org/details/davidthompsonsna00thom/page/326/mode/2upI highly recommend getting the Moreau Editions of Thompson’s Writings:
https://www.amazon.com/Writings-David-Thompson-Travels-Version/dp/029598936XVisit NAVC's Website
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The Voyageur Express Episode 0: Introductions
October 20th, 2022 | 7 mins 57 secs
canada, canoe, fur trade, great lakes, history, paddle, voyageur
If you'd like to get in touch with me, I can be reached at [email protected]
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