In trade, how do you establish the value of the items needed and wanted? Objective Students will be able to determine the ways in which the Chouteau Family and the people of the Osage were able to establish a powerful trading relationship. Background Read the synopsis of the Chouteau Family. Preparation Read the synopsis of the Chouteau Family. Manuel De Lisa Zebulon Pike Catholic missionaries for the Osage - In 1820, Osage chiefs traveled from southeast Kansas to St. Louis to ask Bishop Louis DuBourg to visit their villages, promising that "he could pour waters on many heads." Through their e Duration: 60 Minutes.