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Parkas like this early 1940s coat, made by the Kimmirut Inuit, are quite rare.

Their contributions were often overlooked in official histories, but Indigenous men and women played crucial roles in the success of the fur trade.

This lesson focuses on exploring what is known about specific Black fur traders and learning more about their life and character at the Hudson’s Bay Company or North West Company. 

Dr. Jamie Morton shows us two examples of Indigenous clothing items from the Canadian prairies: A moose hide coat from the John Halkett collection and a beaded Cree hood, both made with HBC trade goods.

More than sixty-five tonnes of tobacco moved through York Factory between 1720 and 1774. Much of it was packaged in a form known as a carrot, because it resembled the shape and size of the vegetable.

The cassette seen here was once owned by George Simpson McTavish Jr., who was born at Fort Albany on the west coast of James Bay.

Senior archivist Denise Jones shows us how to uncover layers of information by researching multiple records.

The Inuit of southeastern Hudson Bay have been harvesting eiderdown for generations. 

For the past decade, Canada’s History has been highlighting artifacts from the HBC Collection of the Manitoba Museum.

From the archive: HBC journal entries offer glimpses of the Yuletide season at remote outposts.