Black Beaver
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Black Beaver or Se-ket-tu-may-qua was a Lenape trapper and interpreter who worked for the American Fur Company. He served as a scout and guide as he was fluent in English, as well as several European
Black Beaver Lenape Chief
Chisholm Trail
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The Chisholm Trail was a stock trail and wagon route used in the post-Civil War era to drive cattle overland from ranches in Southern Texas, across the Red River into Indian Territory, and northward t
Black Beaver
…and guide as he was fluent in English, as well as several European and Native American languages. He is credited with establishing the California and Chisholm trails. After working as a scout, he settled among his people in the village of Beaverstown in Indian Territory, where they had been relocated in the…
Chisholm Trail crossing through modern-day Duncan, Oklahoma
Chisholm Trail historical marker in Kingfisher, Oklahoma