Inquiry

What was the Hudson’s Bay Company? What was life like in and 

around the forts?


Because this lesson has lots of material, you will need more than one day to finish it.

Voyageurs were hired by fur trading companies such as the Hudson Bay Company. They were different from coureur de bois in that they were legal employees rather than independent businessmen.

They signed a three year contract and agreed to take care of equipment (canoes) and furs. They worked six days a week, and had pay deducted for packs that were short supplies.  They also paid part of their salary into a voyageur's fund.

Resources for Inquiry

  1. Textbook
      • Read pages 106 - 109.

  2. Library Books
      • Discovering First Peoples and First Contacts, pages 38 – 39
      • Hudson’s Bay Company
      • North West Company
      • Forts and Trading Posts

  3. Websites

  4. Videos






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