Entitled, ‘Listening to the Fur Trade,’ Dr. Daniel Laxer will be visiting the university on Thursday to present his research to the public
Historian and musician Dr. Daniel Laxer will be making a visit to Algoma University this week for his presentation entitled, “Listening to the Fur Trade.”
Laxer describes the exchange of music at that time as pivotal in relationship building among Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples. To better understand what he was examining, Laxer picked up the fiddle and learned how to play it from scratch. A close relative of the violin, the fiddle was a well-liked choice of instrument and played a lead role in the exchange of sounds during the fur trade.
As part of his presentation, Laxer plays the fiddle to give his audience a real-life experience of what traders would have heard back then.From the mid-1600s to the 1800s, the Sault was one of the most important sites in the fur trade industry along the Great Lakes, so coming to Algoma U to host a presentation was a priority for Laxer.
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