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Tensions were high between the Northwest Company, Metis and the HBC employees and Selkirk Settlers as they competed over resources.
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Cuthbert Grant led a hunting brigade that became involved in what is known as the Battle of Seven Oaks. Although seen as a "villain" by the HBC and settlers for his part in the battle, Grant grew into his role as a valuable citizen who was a healer in the community.
Dr. Roland Sawatzky tells us about the Wintering Camp collection, artifacts discovered in an archaeological dig where the first work party of Selkirk Settlers wintered near York Factory on the Hudson’s Bay.
Anna Shumilak of the Hudson's Bay Company Archives talks about the Selkirk Settlers exhibit and shows us how the original plan of the Red River Colony laid the foundation for the development of the City of Winnipeg.
Dr. Harry Duckworth traces the colony from the original treaty between Lord Selkirk and the Hudson’s Bay Company to the treaty Selkirk signed with five local First Nations leaders.
Anna Shumilak of the Hudson's Bay Company Archives demonstrates how the lifestyles of settlers in the Red River colony can be revealed through the many diverse records available to the public at the Archives of Manitoba.
Allan Greer explains how the modern form of property emerged out of colonial North America.
In 1907, an anti-immigration rally explodes into violence and vandalism in Vancouver's Chinatown and Japantown.
As an ocean-going vessel took shape on a Saskatchewan farm during the Great Depression, it was clear that its builder was either a genius or a madman.
Fiction feature: Auna never loved Sointula, the settlement that was supposed to bring a peaceful life for her family and other Finns in B.C. Even after the tragic fire, leaving was still hard.