Fur Trade & Exploration

Resources grouped into Grades 4 to 6, Grades 7 to 9, and Grade 10 and above. Many lesson plans are linked to films produced by Isuma TV.

Looks at a surveyor and the four main groups his guides can be divided into.

Book review of: Face to Face by Huw Lewis-Jones ; photography by Martin Hartley.

Looks at the missionary and their expectations of the Aboriginals to adopt a sedentary lifestyle living at the stations.

History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California, Davis, 2001.

History Thesis (Ph.D.)--Texas Christian University, 2002.

Looks at May's adventure stories which popularized a colonized image of the Native American.

This book contains photographs of people and places in the Canadian Far North, taken while Mathers was "on a trip from Edmonton to the mouth of the MacKenzie River". There are a number of images of "Esquimaux" wearing traditional clothing and stone lip ornaments, as well as of Native people carrying out tasks at various forts along the Athabasca and Slave Rivers.

From a Russian-Anthropological perspective, the author discusses the history, society, and culture of the Eyak peoples during the time that Alaska was controlled by the Russian Empire. Article in translation.

Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--The University of Manitoba, 1999.

Results of an excavation of an elliptical hearth in St. Lewis Inlet, Labrador with large amounts of Ramah flakes.

Looks at the theory of refusal in Mohawk Interruptus by Audra Simpson and details of the changes on the northern plains in late nineteenth century in Clearing the Plains by James Daschuk and Metis and the Medicine Line by Michel Hogue.

History Thesis (Ph.D.)--The College of William and Mary in Virginia, 2003.

Photograph of a wolf skin draped over boxes of field provisions. [Devon Island, NU]

Book review of: Polar Imperative: A History of Arctiv Sovereignty in North America by Shelagh D. Grant.

Consists of an interview with Fine Day where he discusses separation in marriage and the consequences of adultery.

Consists of an interview where Fine Day describes the punishment for violation of their hunting code. He also describes the selection and duties of ceremonial officers and the use of buffalo pounds.

Book review of: Firewater: The Impact of the Whisky Trade on the Blackfoot Nation by Hugh A. Dempsey.

Series of images taken at Fort Pitt, Saskatchewan, during the Commemoration ceremonies of the signing of Treaty #6 in 1876. 1. Exterior of reconstruction of Fort Pitt; 2. Group of tipis; 3. Top of several tipis, with Union Jack and First Nations flags visible; 4. Large Treaty 6 medal in foreground, with a group of people in background; two non-Natives are wearing NWMP uniforms, and one Aboriginal man is wearing a headdress; 5.

Two slides showing exterior views of the NWMP Officers' Quarters and a corner post of the stockade at Fort Carlton, Saskatchewan. Also includes a large metal reproduction of the Treaty Six medal, and a group of Aboriginal men, some on horseback bearing flags and some walking while drumming.

Communications Thesis (M.A.)--Simon Fraser University, 1997.

Describes the expeditions and missions of Robert Cavelier de La Salle.

On information card: Flooring of room adjacent to master fireplace. Stones of fireplace to right. Methy Portage, SK.

On information card: Flooring of the west periphery of the cellar of La Loche House. Methy Portage, SK.

Interview with author Stephen R. Brown on his book, White Eskimo: Knud Rasmussen's Fearless Journey Into The Heart of the Arctic.

History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Notre Dame, 2003.

Book review of: Forced to Abandon Our Fields by David H. DeJong. Review located by scrolling to page 146.

[History] Thesis (M.A.)--Dalhousie University, 1997.

Investigates the importance of interpreters during early Indigenous-white relations. A translator was a difficult position due to the numerous variations of the Indigenous linguistic groups. The best translators also needed to not only know the languages but also have an understanding of Indigenous cultures and traditions due to the symbolic nature of Indigenous speeches.

Explores the relationships between Aboriginal women and HBC employees and the resulting expanded families of offspring. To access article scroll to p. 25

Describes the invaluable contributions made by Inuit guides to the Canadian Arctic Expedition, which took place from 1913 to 1918.

Book review of: Forgotten War by Henry Reynolds. Scroll down to page 155 to read review.

Site of national significance for transportation, trade, and settlement as well as the history of the Canadian West. Site includes natural resources, fur trade, Aboriginal settlement, immigration, online tour, activities, interpretive programs, and visitor information.

A brief overview of the history of Fort Battleford created for Fort Battleford National Historic Park in 1961. Produced by the Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources: National Historic Sites Division. The booklet covers the Forts origins as a police post, the events of the 1885 uprising, and the decline of the fort as well as the establishment of a park.

A brief guide to the history and buildings comprising Fort Battleford, located at Battleford, Saskatchewan.

Historical note:

Fort Battleford, built in 1876 and in use until 1924, was the sixth Northwest Mounted Police fort to be established in the Northwest Territories of Canada, and played a central role in the events of the Northwest Resistance of 1885.

A brief guide to the history and buildings comprising Fort Battleford, located in Battleford, SK.

Historical note:

2 photographs of Fort Carlton in winter from the late 1800s. Taken before the Fort was burned down in 1885.

Photograph. Caption: Treaty Six negotiations were held at a traditional camping area, known to the Cree as the "waiting place", near Fort Carlton. From the book Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion by Blair Stonechild and Bill Waiser.

A brief guide to Fort Carlton Historic Park, located near Duck Lake, SK, where an important scene of battle took place during the Northwest Resistance of 1885.

Historical note:

Fort Carlton was a Hudson's Bay Company fur trade post from 1810 until 1885. As a Company post it primarily dealt in provisions, namely pemmican and buffalo robes although other furs were traded as well.

A detailed guide to Fort Carlton Historic Park, located near Duck Lake, SK, and was an important scene of battle during the Northwest Resistance of 1885.

Newspaper clipping of image or sketch of Fort Carlton, located near Duck Lake, Saskatchewan.