The lowest level of the status pyramid was formed by the voyageurs who paddled between Montreal and the Great Lakes, seasonally employed they were known by their diet as "mangeurs du lard" (porkeaters).
The lowest level of the status pyramid was formed by the voyageurs, who paddled between Montreal and the posts around the Great Lakes. Seasonally employed, they were known by their diet and referred to as "mangeurs du lard" (porkeaters).