IN HONOR OF THE FORGOTTEN HEROES OF THE EARLY FUR TRADE DAYS….
THE FUR TRAPPERS WERE A DARING BREED WHO FACED MANY DANGERS AS THEY WERE THE FIRST EXPLORERS OF THE UNKNOWN REGIONS BEYOND THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER IN OUR AMERICAN WEST, A LAND FEW WOULD EVER SEE OUTSIDE OF THE NATIVE AMERICANS. THE FUR TRAPPERS BROUGHT THE STANDARD OF PEACEFUL COMMERCE TO THE REMOTEST VALLEYS OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS AND THE FAR-OFF COASTS OF THE PACIFIC OCEAN.
The Anasazi Free-Trappers was formed by a diverse group of “TRUE BUCKSKINNERS” who hold fast to the “True Buckskinning Spirit” and commit our personal lives to that spirit of freedom and liberty. We are a unique group of people who believe in preserving, through re-enactments, the Pre-1840 history of the buckskinning/fur trade era, with its visionary perseverance of those who explored the unknown regions of the American West, their skills and their arts of survival, their games and their crafts; as well as the camaraderie of fellow buckskinners. We are very fortunate that our members possess a great variety of these skills and are willing to share them with others.