Renewing a Contract with HBC

Student Handout
In this activity, you will have the chance to research occupations in the fur trade and draw up a contract for the work as if you were a worker or an owner of Hudson's Bay Company.

Part 1:
Complete a table (see Student Handout) of words and phrases that describe the duties, responsibilities and conditions that face one of these occupations in the fur trade:

• Coureurs de bois
  
• First Nations fur traders
  
• Women working in the forts
  

Use the sources below to help you find this information.

Possible Sources
Early Canadiana Online: Exploration, the Fur Trade and Hudson's Bay Company
URL: http://www.canadiana.org/hbc/

Hudson's Bay Company History Page
URL: http://www.hbc.com/hbc/e_hi/default.htm (English)
URL: http://www.hbc.com/hbcf/f_hi/default.htm (français)

The National Library of Canada: Pathfinders and Passageways
URL: http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/explorers

The Virtual Museum of New France
URL: http://www.civilization.ca/vmnf/explor/explcd_e.html
Musée Virtuel de la Nouvelle-France
URL: http://www.civilization.ca/vmnf/explor/explor_f.html