'Make Your Own Red River Oxcart' Craft

“Make Your Own Red River Oxcart” at the Pembina State Museum. Make a model oxcart with popsicle sticks to take home, and learn about the Métis, oxcarts, and the Red River Valley fur trade. The event is for those age 6 and older. Children must be accompanied by an adult. All materials will be provided.

The Métis used oxcarts in the Red River Valley for most of the 1800s to transport furs, bison hides, and meat to trading posts. On the return home, they loaded the oxcarts with merchandise and household goods.