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British Columbia’s fur brigade trails abound with history.

Book Review: Between 1925 and 1928, Einar Odd Mortensen traded for furs in the region David Thompson called “The Rat Country,” the swampy boreal lands north of the large Manitoba lakes.

Europeans were obsessed with hats made from beaver. Fur traders went to extraordinary lengths to provide the pelts. The resulting stories are sometimes exciting, sometimes sad, sometimes scary, sometimes funny.

Telling the tales behind the Hudson’s Bay Company’s unique artifacts housed at the Manitoba Museum.

In this activity, students will explore key turning points in the fur trade and determine the impact of these events on different groups in Canada.

In this lesson, students will learn about life as a voyageur’s family during the Fur Trade and then will play the Fur Trade Game where they collect “furs” to trade for items from a “trading post.”

In this lesson, students will play a class game of “I Have... Who Has?” and create a timeline for Canada’s fur trade.

Its exceptional quality is a reflection of the expert eye and skills of Lydia Catherine Christie.

These lessons will provide students with the opportunity to explore and investigate interactions among European, Black, and Indigenous people, with a focus on delving deeper into the often untold experience of Black fur traders.