Article extracted from The Canadian Magazine discusses the history of the Hudson's Bay Company.

Reprinted from the Canada Medical and Surgical Journal, March, 1885

The file contains a presentation by Donald Saunders, York First Nation. Saunders discusses "the relocation of the York Factory Band, the Treaty Land Entitlements, the Northern Flood Agreement, land claims and land exchanges." Following the presentation Commissioner Chartrand discusses some of the issues raised with Saunders.

The file contains a presentation by Peter Sinclair, Mathias Colomb Cree Nation. Sinclair discusses "our day to day nightmare with the ongoing obstruction and interference by Government Bureaucracies." Sinclair relates some of the Cree Nation's history with regard to resource exploitation, residential schools, land use, racism, the negative impact of hydro-electric development, and related concerns. Following the presentation Commissioner Wilson discusses some of the issues raised with Sinclair after which the Commission's sitting is concluded for the day.

Argues that Indigenous peoples bought more European goods from the Hudson's Bay Company post as fur prices went up, and also increased trapping for trade purposes.

Book review of: Voices from Hudson Bay edited by Flora Beardy and Robert Coutts.

Discusses the only surviving medical ledgers in the 200-year history of the Hudson's Bay Company, which span the years 1846 to 1852 at the post; records indicate five per cent of case records were for Aboriginal peoples.

Includes information on the history of the Hudson's Bay Company and the fur trade, as well as virtual tour, activities, and visitor information dealing with the site.