Métis Bison Hunts

“As some of my readers may not be acquainted with the Red River Settlement I will give a short account of it here,” Augustus Peers wrote in the 1840s, “although…
Read more“As some of my readers may not be acquainted with the Red River Settlement I will give a short account of it here,” Augustus Peers wrote in the 1840s, “although…
Read moreAs you can guess, it is very difficult to travel via dog sled when the ice on the lakes is melting in springtime. Even the shallow Echimamish River, that crossed…
Read moreSo, we are back to Robert Campbell’s journals, which are found in the B.C. Archives. In 1851, Robert Campbell continued his journey up the Mackenzie River from Fort Norman to…
Read moreIn May 1852, Chief Trader James Anderson (A), who was then in charge of the Mackenzie River District, made a journey to Fort Good Hope, on the Mackenzie River north…
Read moreWe have recently spoken about York Boats under sail, and so I think it is time to now look at these same boats as they were rowed — often against…
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