Trade relations?

[Akinyi Ihejirika]

I've been thinking over how Akinyi got to Nova Scotia, and it makes more sense to me that she would have made a deal with those who ferried her across instead of them doing it out of the kindness of their hearts. Could she have a trading relationship with them? She'd offer them things she's found here, and in return they'd give her supplies and whatnot. They would probably trade items that are harder or impossible to find on their respective continents.

If this idea is approved, I'd think they would stop by three times a year (every season minus winter due to weather conditions).