Yes they were French!
Many trappers became coureurs de bois or "woods runners" in French.
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Yes, the coureurs de bois were French-Canadian fur traders who operated in the wilderness of North America during the 17th and 18th centuries. They were known for their independence and often operated outside the control of French colonial authorities.
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The french went on a anventure and a group of young men wanted to aswell so this group named themselves the coureurs de bois. (the runners of the woods)
- Iroquois were hostile to the coureurs de bois because the coureurs de bois were siding with the Huron, when the Iroquois were threatening the hurons, and the Iroquois disliked the hurons.
blahhhhhh what they mean is that the coureurs de bois got their names from being: the were young men who jumped at the chance for adventure. they were also called "runners of the woods." also they were french woods men who travelled to the interior of Canada to engaged in the fur trade with the natives without permission from the French authorities. then later in 1681 the french gave out permits to some of the coureurs de bois who became voyageurs if they got the permit.
Quite the opposite! The coureurs de bois learned the languages of the First Nations people.
No. The coureurs de bois wereon there own.
Coureurs de bois traded with Aboriginal people for furs, and then traded the furs to European merchants for money or goods.
Tree runners -or- Coureurs de bois