When Little Fox and Many Horses arrive at the trading post, Many Horses negotiates with Big Eared White Man. The style of exchange used is called barter (goods are exchanged for other goods of similar or equal value). How do the two men communicate? What does this tell you about the relations between Indian tribes and white settlers in the nineteenth century? How is this similar to or different from economic transactions in our society today?

Part 2: Friends or Foe? Mission 3: A Cheyenne Odyssey

A Fair Trade? When Little Fox and Many Horses arrive at the trading post, Many Horses negotiates with Big Eared White Man. The style of exchange used is called barter (goods are exchanged for other goods of similar or equal value). How do the two men communicate? What does this tell you about the relations between Indian tribes and white settlers in the nineteenth century? How is this similar to or different from economic transactions in our society today?