In 1719, a Cree named Wa-Pa-Su brought a sample for trade to Henry Kelsey of the Hudson's Bay Company, who was the first recorded European to see it.
ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪntiːn, ɐ kɹˈiː nˈeɪmd wˈɑːpˈɑːsˈuː bɹˈɔːt ɐ sˈæmpəl fɔːɹ tɹˈeɪd tə hˈɛnɹi kˈɛlsi ʌvðə hˈʌdsənz bˈeɪ kˈʌmpəni, hˌuː wʌzðə fˈɜːst ɹᵻkˈoːɹdᵻd jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən tə sˈiː ɪt.