Elder Norman Fleury – The history of the Michif language
02Explore presents the Hudson’s Bay Company – Part 4(3): Treasures of the fur trade
03Explore presents the Hudson’s Bay Company – Part 4(2): Blankets and moccasins
04Explore presents the Hudson’s Bay Company – Part 4(1): The Royal Charter
History
In a 1938 radio recording, Charles Camsell, the founding president of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society, details what it was like growing up at an HBC fur trading post
History
Indigenous rights lawyer and author Jean Teillet reveals how the struggle to dominate the fur trade led to the rise of a distinct people in Canada: the Métis
History
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”
History
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
History
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.
History
A look back at the early years of the 350-year-old institution that once claimed a vast portion of the globe
History
As Canada embarks on a process of reconciliation with Indigenous peoples, the Métis are still without territory to call their own
People & Culture
In his new book, Thou Shalt Do No Murder, historian Kenn Harper explores how the killing of a trader in 1920 set off a clash of cultures in the Canadian High Arctic that still resonates today
History
Hooked on new TV show Frontier? Here are the real-life titans of Canada’s first industry.
History
Discovery Canada's original drama portrays the struggle for wealth and power in 1700s Canada