• The calm, inviting waters of the Spokane Arm. Photo Credit: NPS\LARO\John Salisbury

    Lake Roosevelt

    National Recreation Area Washington

American Indians of the Fur Trade

3rd-8th

This trunk features replica items of American Indians of the Columbia River watershed during the time when David Thompson was exploring the Columbia River. Includes resources useful in the classroom to learn about American Indian life.

Did You Know?

The mock orange grows prolifically at Fort Spokane and has a fragrant blossom similar to the orange blossom.

Fort Spokane (1880 - 1898) was established in part to protect the rights of local Native American tribes from newly arrived settlers who wanted to settle, poach, or illegally mine on the Spokane and Colville Reservations.