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A0079 |
Archives of Manitoba |
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Early Fur Traders, Alexander Henry, Peter Pond & Frobisher Brothers Met Just East Of Lake Winnipeg And Continued Together Up The Saskatchewan River To The Hudson'S Bay Trading Post Of Cumberland House (Built By Samuel Hearne). Here They Split Up, The Frobishers Returning To Their Post On The Churchill River And Alexander Henry (On The Right) Going West To Explore The Prairies Between The Two Branches Of The River. In 1788, He Joined The North West Company. He Died In 1824 In Montreal |
Costumes ▪ Fur Trade ▪ Horses ▪ Personalities ▪ Teepees |
1775
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