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Northern Exposures

Who created The Beaver’s immense photographic collection?


Intrepid adventurer

Open Book: As Mark Bourrie makes clear in his latest book Bush Runner, Pierre-Esprit Radisson was much more than an explorer and a trader.


Water Ways

From flimsy skin boats, to graceful canoes, to powerful steamboats, vessels of one kind or another have carried people over the waterways of Canada's West.


Team Names: A Reflection of History

In this lesson students explore the ways in which history is often reflected in the names and logos of sports teams. They research the history of a Canadian community and create and illustrate a team name and logo reflective of its past. 


Voyageurs on the Nile

A force of loggers and rivermen was Canada’s contribution to the Khartoum Expedition in 1884.


Remembering Shirlee Anne Smith

As the first Canadian Keeper of the Hudson’s Bay Company Archives, Shirlee Anne Smith left an immeasurable legacy of service to Canadian history.


The Bent Wharf

When Serqualouk started laying out the lines of foundations that year he put a bend in them. It wasn't much, but still – a bend.


A Lasting Legacy

The historical, cultural and social impacts of Hudson’s Bay Company are tremendous.


Nonsuch: A Cause to Support

Her deck was originally built to support ten sailors in bare feet. Then, after 40 years of being trod on by over four million pairs of shoes, the wear and tear was starting to show.


Treaty making and the significance of the Royal Proclamation of 1763

Watch now: this webinar provides an introduction to treaty-making between First Nations peoples and the Crown (Canada) and discusses the significance of the Royal Proclamation of 1763 to this process.