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Resources, Research and Reference

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Voyageurs and Fur Trade Resources for Children

Hudson's Bay Company History Foundation

A perfect introduction to a voyageur's life.

Hudson's Bay Company: Timeline

Explore over three centuries of HBC history with this interactive timeline.

National Film Board: The Voyageurs

A short 19 minutes film tells the tale of men who drove big freighter canoes into wilderness back in the days when fur trade was Canada's biggest business.

The Canadian Encyclopedia: Voyageur

An article from The Canadian Encyclopedia (updated July 2015).

Canada's First Peoples: The Beginnings of Fur Trade

A concise introduction to the beginnings of Fur Trade and the life of Voyageurs and Coureurs des bois.

Library and Archives Canada: The Kid's Site of Canadian Settlement

A short introduction to the history of Fur Trade in Canada.