Pontiac of the Ottowa
Pontiac couldn't wait to get home. They were going to have fun with all the spring parties and things and he couldn't wait to get back to the Island of the Fish, as the French called it. This year, at the bartering place, he would watch his uncle and his father barter carefully so that next year, he could take part in the trading. But for people who barter, you must be very careful and clever, because no matter how friendly and kind the Frenchmen may be, he will always give you the least he can for your furs. Pontiac had heard the elders warn that to drink the Frenchman's brandy before you barter was to ensure that you would be cheated.
Unfortunately, not all the furs could be traded because they needed to be given to the French to pay for all the winter supplies they had gotten. The Frenchmen at the fort were very generous all winter, supplying the Indians.
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