More than just the fur trade

Summary: Students will learn about: the importance of indigenous culture, language and spiritual beliefs; the interaction and first contact between First Nations and Europeans; the reasons that fuelled the fur trade in North America; the role of the Metis in the fur trade; the life and the role of a voyageur; the role of French explorers, Radisson and Groseilliers; the role of the Northwest Company and the Hudson Bay Company and how their establishment changed the fur trade; the importance and role of the birch back canoe (Montreal canoe/canoe du nord), one of Canada’s iconic symbols; the importance of regulating the beaver population to maintain a healthy ecosystem. (Description from distributor's website).

Record details

Physical Description: 1 videodisc (20 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
videodisc
Publisher: Orangeville, ON : McIntyre Media, 2017.
Distributor: Orangeville, ON : McIntyre Media, 2017.