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Explore presents the Hudson’s Bay Company – Part 4(3): Treasures of the fur trade
Episode 19
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Explore presents the Hudson’s Bay Company – Part 4(2): Blankets and moccasins
Episode 18
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Explore presents the Hudson’s Bay Company – Part 4(1): The Royal Charter
Episode 17
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Explore presents the Hudson’s Bay Company – BONUS EPISODE: Life at Fort Simpson
Episode 16
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Explore presents the Hudson’s Bay Company – Part 3: The rise of the Métis
Episode 15
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Explore presents the Hudson’s Bay Company – BONUS EPISODE: Sir George Simpson
Episode 14
In this special bonus episode of Explore, canoe expert James Raffan introduces listeners to HBC Governor George Simpson and his unique style of “management by canoe”
- 8 minutes
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Explore presents the Hudson’s Bay Company – Part 2: Early explorers
Episode 13
Host David McGuffin and RCGS Explorer-in-Residence Adam Shoalts reveal some of the compelling figures of the early fur trade in Canada: Henry Kelsey, Samuel Hearne, and the great Dene leader Matonabbee
- 43 minutes
History
The untold story of the Hudson’s Bay Company
A look back at the early years of the 350-year-old institution that once claimed a vast portion of the globe
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- 18 minutes
History
Explore presents the Hudson’s Bay Company – Part 1: Waskaganish
Episode 12
The Explore podcast delves into the 350-year history of the Hudson’s Bay Company. In this, the first of a four-part series, we visit the James Bay Cree Nation of Waskaganish, site of the first-ever HBC trading post.
- 35 minutes