Explorers
He was the first European to travel by land across the Arctic from the east coast to the Arctic Ocean.
Samuel Hearne
The Batoche is famous for its role in Canadian history, especially during the North-West Resistance of 1885. What province are they located in?
Saskatchewan
Originally, this inuit group was a traditional Inuit hunting and fishing settlement, known as Frobisher Bay.
Iqaluit
This European company was one of the first to establish trading posts in Canada.
Hudson's Bay Company
This is the longest river in Canada.
Mackenzie River
He lived in Montreal in 1790 and his uncle brought him to work with the Northwest Company for fur Trading in 1792.
Simon Fraser
This Metis group, although a very low population, they are still popular around Ontario for many categories like vacation and cheese-making.
Ingersoll
This group is located in the Beaufort Delta Region up north in the Northwest Territories. Their name means "living place"
Inuvik
These independent traders were known for exploring deep into the wilderness and trading directly with First Nations people.
coureurs des bois
This mountain range runs along the western coast of Canada.
Rocky Mountains
He was known for Cartography. Mapping Northwest territories and Canada.
David Thompson
This Métis people mainly fished to help contribute to the fur trade and are also known as the Kenora.
Rat Portage
This group is the early Inuit's direct descendants who expanded east towards the Canadian Arctic from Alaska around 1000 CE. They followed the migration of whales and harp seals.
The Labradorimiut
This company, a rival to the Hudson's Bay Company, eventually merged with it in 1821.
North West Company
This animal's pelt was highly valued in Europe also known as "soft gold".
Sea Otter Fur
Alexander Mackenzie
This Meties group have a lot of gold miners who mine for gold and wood runners who are like lumberjacks.
Abitibi Inland
They live in a village whose landscape is very flat and has carpets of moss and rock. The village has an amazing view of Hudson Bay and the Manitounuk Islands.
Kuujjuarapik
The fur trade led to alliances and conflicts among these groups.
Indigenous nations
This is the traditional Inuit boat made from animal skins stretched over a wooden frame.
kayak
He explored and completed the Northwest Passage Way.
Ronald Amundson
This Meties group is often referred to as a "Métis community," where the culture, language, and traditions of the Métis people have been preserved. It is home to many historic buildings and landmarks important to the Métis culture.
St. Laurent, Manitoba
Until the latter half of the 20th century this group were nomadic hunters who lived in small shifting family groups. They had no formal government and no group relationships. They lived on the Arctic coast of Canada west of Hudson Bay. They were involved in fur trapping and trading in the 1920s.
Netsilik
The fur trade contributed to the emergence of this distinct cultural group with European and Indigenous ancestry.
Métis
This term describes the exchange of goods and services without using money.
barter