First nations
True or false: The First nation women were the ones that Helped with the fur trade.
Yes its true, they worked for the fur trade for something exchange. They were the ones that took of the furs off beavers.
They almost Went extinct after the Fur trade
Why did the French join the fur trade?
The French and British often competed in the fur trade. Although New France often lost money, the French did not want to lose the fur trade to their imperial rivals, the English. The French, who had far fewer colonists than the English, created and maintained an amicable relationship with the Native Americans.
True or false: Metis people were not that important in the fur trade.
False the Metis were Admins, Hunters and were the most important in the fur trade.
True or false: The NWC was made a hundred years after the HBC
True it was a hundred years after the HBC
True or false: When the first nations worked so hard they forgot to feed there family.
True they actually forgot to feed their family because they worked too hard
How much was one beaver pelt?
One Healthy beaver pelt was 200,000 Canadian dollars.
True or false: The French made the HBC
False Henry Hudson was an English man that started the fur trade.
What did Metis women do in the fur trade?
True of false: the HBC and the NWC were doing a competition in trading furs
True they both compeited for each other.
What kind of First nations worked for the Fur trade?
The Haudenosaunee and Algonquins Anishinaabeg.
Why did they use the beaver in the fur trade
They used the beaver in the fur trade because it was waterproof, could keep people warm in the winter and has a thick fur.
True or false: Did the French go hunting for beavers in the fur trade?
Felt is made from beaver fur. In Europe, beavers had been so over hunted that they were becoming extinct. The French preferred the fur from beavers that had been hunted in the winter because it was silkier and more beautiful. This type of fur was called winter fat beaver and was the most expensive fur of all.
Who were the metis parents and what languages did they spoke?
Their Parents were First nations and French or european. They could speak French, Cree languages, Ojibway, Oji‑Cree, Dene and english
When was the HBC made?
May 2, 1670, London, United Kingdom
What kind of roles did the first nations do in the Fur trade?
provided animal furs, including highly sought-after beaver pelts, to European traders, who, in turn, gave Indigenous peoples manufactured items like pots, beads, textiles and weapons.
40 to 60 million beavers DIed in the fur trade.
What kind of roles did the French do in the fur trade?
The French gave European goods to Indigenous people in exchange for beaver pelts. The fur trade was the most important industry in New France. With the money they made from furs, the French sent settlers to Canada. These were mainly traders and religious missionaries
True of false:Is Henry Hudson Metis?
No He was only English.
When was the NWC Made?
1779: A New company was formed
How did the first nations affect there lives in the fur trade.
They got jobs,hunted,and got more supplies (like guns for hunting). They worked so hard that that forgot to feed the family. They moved closer to the fur trading posts.
How many beavers Died every year in the fur trade.
Every year in the fur trade, there were 200 000 BEAVER that died in the fur trade.
When did the French join the Fur trade?
1530s and 1540s conducted some of the earliest fur trading between European and First Nations peoples associated with 16th century and later explorations in North America.
Were Voyagers Metis?
Yes most of the voyagers were Metis, French and African american
False it actually still exists. Northern is the original core store banner of The North West Company and today consists of 118 food and general merchandise stores serving remote, Northern Canadian communities.