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Celebrating the legacy of the Hudson's Bay Company

The Hudson’s Bay Company, founded in 1670, helped build Canada. Explore the rich history of the HBC, and read stories from its flagship magazine, The Beaver.

Cree Moccasin

Cree Moccasin brought back by George Simpson McTavish Jr.Hudson’s Bay Company employee George Simpson McTavish Jr., the son of a Scottish fur trader, brought back a pair of moccasins from Fort Churchill around 1887.

Cover of June 1921 Beaver
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90 Years Ago
Dog and hunter teamwork
W.E. Anderson outlined seal hunting procedures in the June 1921 article “How the Eskimo Hunts the Seal in Winter Time.” The hunter would leave his igloo in the company of a husky dog and travel to the sea ice. The dog would locate the seal’s breathing hole in the ice and point it out to his master. When the seal returned to the breathing hole it would be caught, and both hunter and dog would be victorious.
Cover of June 1950 Beaver
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60 Years Ago
A slave to exploration
Surveyor, engineer, and explorer Guy H. Blanchet wrote about his journey through the waterways of the plateau east of the Slave River in the June 1950 feature “Into Unknown Country.” From 1921 to 1925, Blanchet carried out numerous exploratory surveys in the Mackenzie and Keewatin districts of the Northwest Territories. He centred his work in the Great Slave Lake area and covered over 300,000 square kilometres by the time he was finished.
Cover of the Summer 1981 Beaver issue
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30 Years Ago
In search of paradise
The June 1981 article “The Widow Sinclair and Her Sea Search for Paradise” describes sixty-three-year-old Eliza Sinclair’s desire to move her family from Holmes Bay, New Zealand, to Canada — a vision she shared with her husband, British naval hero Captain Francis Sinclair. The family set sail in 1863 and eventually anchored in Victoria, British Columbia. Unfortunately, they did not find Vancouver Island suitable for their plans and moved on to another paradise — Niihau Island, Hawaii.
 

Fur Trade Stories

Fur Trade Storiesa unique presentation of primary and secondary resource material giving insight into the thoughts and hearts of the brave people who explored and survived our wilds. Click on the link below to learn more.

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