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Episode 116: Fur Trade to Today - The Bonga Legacy

Episode 116: Fur Trade to Today - The Bonga Legacy

FromThe Wandering Naturalist


Episode 116: Fur Trade to Today - The Bonga Legacy

FromThe Wandering Naturalist

ratings:
Length:
37 minutes
Released:
Feb 2, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Join us as Joel Brown, a professional historic interpreter, talks to us about the legacy of George Bonga and the rest of his family. One of the first African American's born in what became Minnesota, George Bonga's involvement in the fur trade and participation in several treaties helped create the Minnesota we live in today.
Released:
Feb 2, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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