The fur trade was based on the barter system and in the late 1700s a blanket was worth seven prime beaver pelts, a gun cost 14 pelts. (As portrayed in Canada: A People's History) (Underwool is ...

Learn more about Tyee Presents. In modern times we seldom think of the impact the fur trade had on colonization in Canada — though it’s one of the first examples of resource-based extraction ...

(Courtesy of the National Archives of Canada) At first, fur traders came to the Northwest Territory bringing guns, blankets and cooking utensils to trade for buffalo robes. Soon whiskey became the ...

He said snares and traps are certified through the Fur Institute of Canada. According to the ... she doesn't believe it's a necessary trade for income or food for many fur harvesters.