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These stone tools were used for hunting and warfare.

Chunks of raw copper from the western Arctic were given to HBC Chief Factor James Thomson.

Early Red River settler Jean-Baptiste Lagimodière wore this colourful accessory.

Cribbage was a popular game amongst early explorers and whalers.

We know that the legacy of The Beaver is complicated, sometimes even problematic. However, we also know that within the pages of the magazine there is great potential to encourage new questions and perspectives in sharing history with future generations.

HBC Archives: Photos Transcript

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Students in Mr. Conner’s classes take on subjects that are very much at the heart of Canada’s identity and ones that remain as controversial as ever.

Since its inception in 2002, over twenty of Lafontaine’s pioneering families have been showcased in various editions of the Musée vivant de Lafontaine.

The two young British dandies seemed wildly out of place in the Columbia District of 1845. Seemingly on holiday, they were in fact preparing for war.