Trading for Furs

Through 250 years of the fur trade, a whole way of life grew up for everyone involved.

Trade Goods

A demonstration of some of the items the Hudson’s Bay Company exchanged for pelts.

Sing as You Work

Re-enactors at Fort Vancouver demonstrate a voyageur song.

Festival du Voyageur

Chaque hiver, Fort Gibraltar à Winnipeg celebre la vie francophone et la commerce de la fourrure.

The Voyageurs

This 20-minute video explores the life of a voyageur.

Project partially funded by the Government of Canada through the Department of Canadian Heritage.
  • Canadian Heritage / Patrimoine Canadien
  • Government of Canada
  • HBC: Hudson's Bay Company
  • ecentricarts inc.