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Canada's National History Society : Fur Trade Stories: From 1867 to Present
The main site is huge with interactive links to different time periods, archival documents, photos,and artifacts. This section focuses on the time period 1867 - to Present. The building and growing of Canada through immigration,railway,...
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Gabriel Dumont Institute
The Hudson's Bay Company Trading System [Pdf]
A 42 page learning module presenting a detailed history of the Hudson's Bay Company and the development of their fur trading routes. This document, published in PDF format, contains maps of the trading system, historical timelines and...
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Metis of Western Canada
Learn about the culture of the Metis communities of Western Canada. Explore topics such as their history, economy, past settlements, cultural values, religion, and sociopolitical organization.
Hudson's Bay Company
Hudson's Bay Company: Sir George Simpson
In this comic strip biography, George Simpson, Governor of the Hudson's Bay Company, falls ill and is visited by his dead cousin Thomas' ghost. Thomas says that George has much to account for and takes him on a life journey of images...
Alberta Online Encyclopedia
Alberta Online Encyclopedia: How the West Was Young
Alberta's early history is presented for students in this website covering pre-contact native people's history and fur trade exploration. Teachers looking to incorporate audio in organized lesson plans will like this website prepared by...
Virtual Museum of Canada
Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: Lytton, Transformed by Transportation
The community of Lytton, British Columbia and the effects of increased access to it are profiled. Initially a town where Aboriginal peoples traded, the coming of fur traders and settlers and the railway all contributed to the growth of...
Curated OER
Crow Wing Trail
The Crow Wing Trail was an important fur trading route that played a large role in the Pemmican Wars. This website has photos from the 1870s and explains why the route was important. The exact location is mapped from Winnipeg to...
Curated OER
Crow Wing Trail
The Crow Wing Trail was an important fur trading route that played a large role in the Pemmican Wars. This website has photos from the 1870s and explains why the route was important. The exact location is mapped from Winnipeg to...