
People & Culture
Sacred returns: the repatriation of Indigenous heritage
The uncertain future of thousands of artifacts as the Hudson’s Bay Company winds down
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People & Culture
The uncertain future of thousands of artifacts as the Hudson’s Bay Company winds down
History
As a way of illustrating the importance of company fur traders to the 100-year-old HBC collection, curator Amelia Fay pulls out three items donated by Julian Camsell, HBC Chief Factor for the MacKenzie District in Canada’s Arctic
History
Continuing our deep dive into the Hudson’s Bay Company archives at the Manitoba Museum, this week we look at some of the items that figured prominently in trade, including the iconic point blanket
History
Written on animal skin 350 years ago, the Royal Charter that created the Hudson’s Bay Company is both an incredible and problematic document
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
Une rétrospective des débuts de l’institution fondée il y a 350 ans, qui revendiquait autrefois une part importante du globe
History
A look back at the early years of the 350-year-old institution that once claimed a vast portion of the globe
History
L’histoire étonnante de Renatus Tuglavina, un héros populaire du nord du Labrador
History
The amazing story of Renatus Tuglavina, remembered in northern Labrador as a folk hero