This book explores the Fur Trade from an Ojibwe perspective, offering insights into Ojibwe life, kinship and clan systems, technologies, and puts Ojibwe women back at the heart of this remarkable era. The fur trade was the first global trading system, and the Ojibwe people were key players in a historical period that has shaped the geography, social structures, and history of Minnesota, and the nation. More than 800 pen and ink drawings, connecting historical records and art, oral traditions, Western and Indigenous scholarship, family history, and contemporary artisans, tell this important story. End notes and bibliography included. Text is black and white, hardcover 200 pages. Estimated release date: April 30th, 2024.

Carl Gawboy - celebrated artist, scholar and elder of the Bois Forte Nation - presents his first calendar in nearly four decades. Featuring twelve new watercolor paintings, Gawboy brings the Fur Trade Era to life with warmth, dignity and historical precision. This collection captures everyday moments and scenes from the past with complexity, humor and beauty. Each month offers a window into a season, building the story of inclusion and cultural continuity centered on the thriving communities that existed during the Fur Trade. More than a calendar, this is a cultural artifact-each page suitable for framing, each image a testament to Gawboy's enduring legacy as a storyteller and historian, a treasure for longtime admirers and new audiences alike.

The printers made some special limited-edition whoops copies (pages are on the incorrect page).