The first visitors to the Oregon territory were made up of explorers and fur traders. These adventurers came to the territory to harvest the furs that were so widely in demand in the European countries. As the furs became depleted and the territory began to open up for settlement, these same individuals retired to the areas that they had become familiar with. Many of the fur traders were French Canadian and metisse (of French Canadian and Indian ancestry). I have listed many of these early settlers on my web page at Pre 1839 settlers by Stephenie Flora

OTHER LINKS:
Below the Medicine Line Metis Society  by descendants of the early French Canadian settlers from the Red River Settlement who came to Oregon in the 1840s

French Canadian Names by Bernard Lussier

Metis Culture and History Links

Brooks, Oregon Historical Society

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