I am talking of course about the global fur trade. As we mark World Health Day (April 7), and reflect on the devastating impact of the pandemic, it is beholden on us all to do everything we can to ...

Details the exploration and development of Northern Canada, highlighting the historical attempts to find a Northwest Passage, the establishment of the fur trade, and the gold rushes that spurred ...

The underwool from the beaver pelts was used to make the beaver hat. 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 ...

(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 ...

Film critic Manning Franks takes a look at fur documentaries that you should check out at the Full Frame Documentary Film ...