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VOYAGEURS: Indigenous People, the Fur Trade & Early Chicago (Virtual Chautauqua Performance)

August 17, 2021@7:00 pm-8:30 pm
Free registration required

Living Historian Jon F. Rice performs as French Canadian fur trader and voyageur, Francois Le Mai, as he and his friend Jean Baptiste Pointe DuSable arrive by canoe to early Chicago. Although nothing more than a little swamp filled with wild garlic and a muddy river running through it, businessman DuSable grasps the importance of that stream: “It’s location, my friend!” Through music, song, and dance, we learn of the Meti-society (Creole culture) of Chicago, and why DuSable, a fur trader of African descent and the “Father of Chicago,” abandoned his dream.

The event is Free and will feature audience Q & A.

Registration required. https://tinyurl.com/3pj8nh5w

After the event everyone who has registered will receive an email with a link to the presentation that will be available for two days only.

For more info: HistoryComesAlive.org

 

Details

Date:
August 17, 2021
Time:
7:00 pm-8:30 pm
Cost:
Free registration required
Event Categories:
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Website:
HistoryComesAlive.org

Organizers

Greenville Chautauqua
Spartanburg County Public Libraries

Venue

Virtual
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