a French-Canadian fur trader in charge of the Michigan Department of the American Fur Company, a leader in the North American fur trade ... away from the Hudson’s Bay Company, American Fur ...

St. Albert Métis Elder Gary Gairdner said he and a few others came up with the idea for the trading post about a year and a half ago while discussing ways to promote Indigenous heritage in this ...

By 1700, global trade was deeply entrenched in colonial expansion, financial innovation, and the increasing demand for luxury and staple goods.

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In not showing up to the session, today’s lawmakers are following in the footsteps of a Minnesota territorial legislator ...

The Beaver magazine covered stories about the northernmost regions. The collection was given to me by an old rich woman in ...

According to the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre, the land where the NWT sits was once known as 'Rupert's Land' ...

Chronicling the North American fur trade in the late 1700s in Canada, it stars none other than our very own Khal Drogo, Jason Momoa. He plays the part-Irish and part Cree outlaw who is campaigning to ...

Longtime historical researcher and interpreter Bill Gwaltney will present Beyond the Pale: African Americans in the Fur Trade of the Far West, at the Mari Sandoz High Plains Heritage Center ...

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The Umatilla River once served as an important meeting ground for the Cayuse and their Nez Perce allies to the east.

The prospect of a trade war with the United States has forced ... northern Manitoba muskeg and filling tankers at a port on Hudson Bay. A map shows the path of the Nelson River as it flows ...