Russian fur traders established settlements but, by the time Alaska was sold to the United States, most of the traders had departed.

俄罗斯皮毛商在这里建立了居民区。然而，当阿拉斯加被卖给美国人的时候，他们大多离开了这里。

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Many of the early French fur traders and some English traders married First Nations women. Their children and descendants are the Metis people.

很多早期的法国皮革商及有些英国商人与第一民族的妇人结婚，他们的孩子及后裔便是美地人。

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There were once almost two million gray wolves in North America, but they were nearly wiped out by fur traders and hunters in the 1930s.

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Indeed most of western Canada was first mapped and explored by young Scottish fur traders such as Alexander Mackenzie and Simon Fraser, after whom some major north-west waterways are named.

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Settled about 400 years ago by French fur traders, the city hosts many examples of 18th and 19th century architecture and the distinction of being the only fortified city north of Mexico.

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