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This edition of Kayak shares some amazing stories and examples of how the fur trade built and shaped this country. PLUS you’ll have access to free lesson plans and resources. Kayak’s fur trade issue is aimed at Grades 2–7. Please note that this issue is only available in digital format.

New France’s fur-trading women dealt in luxury goods across the Atlantic Ocean.

Defying blackflies and permafrost, Cree hunters and English fur traders established Ontario’s northernmost community.

First used by the Dene, Slave River salt deposits became a critical resource for HBC fur traders. 

Guided by Indigenous knowledge and European navigational science, fur trader Alexander Mackenzie embarked on a perilous journey across the Great Divide.

A cultural and interpretive centre in Central Alberta celebrates the children of the fur trade.

In this activity, students will learn more about the impact of the fur trade in their community by visiting or researching a local historic site.

There’s no way we can tell you everything about the fur trade era, but in this issue, you’ll discover some of the people behind the fur trade, the good and bad it caused, and how it shaped our country.

Pondering the purpose of a tiny tankard.

The fluting iron and its soft contribution to fashion.