The trader was in charge of one or more trading posts. The more furs he collected, the more money he made. All traders could read and write and often came from a wealthy family. But it was his education that gave him advantages that no one else at the trading post had. Traders stayed at trading posts each winter to keep it ready for summer trading. They were the ones who kept careful track of items, to make sure Voyageurs didn’t keep extra items for themselves. Who did this job? White Europeans / Natives like the Dakota & Ojibwe that fits this Mehr sehen