The company’s origins trace back to two French explorers, Pierre-Esprit Radisson and Médard des Groseilliers, who recognized the economic potential of the North American fur trade.

giving Hudson's Bay a near monopoly on the North American fur trade. The Hudson Bay Company's governor of Canada at the time, George Simpson, visited the Inland Northwest to assess its networks ...

Amid the labyrinth of stalls at Yiwu’s small-commodities market – the world’s largest wholesale hub, located in eastern China – Canadian retailer Luke Therrien weaves through aisles of ...

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Hudson’s Bay is auctioning more than 1,700 historic artworks and 2,700 artifacts. Learn how this impacts art collectors and ...

HBC Point blankets were typically traded to First Nations in exchange for beaver pelts as an important part of the early North American fur trade. The sign shows great color and gloss. Estimate ...

and technology with visitors while providing a deeper understanding of the significant contributions of Indigenous Peoples to the North American fur trade and the development of Canada,” he said.

As a result, the voyage of the St. Peterstriggered one of the most catastrophic epidemics recorded on the North American continent ... which controlled fur trade on the Missouri, had likewise ...

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It’s been 200 years since the first organized transport of Norwegian emigrants sailed to the US, and the bicentennial is being widely observed in both countries. A new exhibit at the National Library ...

Wolverines are the most prominent members of the weasel family. Their Latin name is Gulo gulo, meaning glutton, because they ...

The raccoon has long held our fascination, admiration, and even our disdain. Perhaps no other animal has been as associated ...