1. 1 >> EXPLORATION - the Fur Tade and Hudson's Bay Company
   A site that provides detail look the events and people associated with the early fur trade of Canada, with focus on the Hudson’s Bay Company. It contains the following major sections, history, personalities, stories, timelines, and as well as teachers’ resources section.
   
   
2. 2 >> In Pursuit of Adventure: The Fur Trade in Canada and the North West Company
   This site provides a detail look of the fur trade from the perspective of the North West Company. It contains information pertaining to the economic of the trade, structure of NWC, trading posts, way of life, and relationships with aboriginals.
   
   
3. 3 >> The Canadian Encyclopedia - Fur Trade
   This site provides a more holistic historical examination of the fur trade, from early fur trade in New France and Acadia to the merger of NWC and HBC. It also presents the challenges that were faced by early settlers of the New World and additional resources.

1. 1 >> CBC - Canada: A People's History (EP 6: The Pathfinders)
   A documentary program produced by CBC that depicts the achievements of the early explorers of this land, and the eventual raise and demise of a trading empire. It also examines early settlements, and the move to the West for the Gold Rush.
   
   
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