Collection search - The Governor of the Red River, Hudson's Bay, Voyaging in a Light Canoe

The Red River Settlement developed at the forks of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers on land granted to Lord Selkirk by the Hudson's Bay Company in 1811. By 1869, the settlement was a vibrant community, with a free enterprise system and established judicial and civic institutions, centred on the retail stores, hotels, trading undertakings and saloons. The Métis were the dominant demographic group in the Settlement, comprising around 85 percent of the population, and held leadership positions in business, church and government.
Voyageurs were generally contracted employees who worked as canoe paddlers, bundle carriers, and general laborers for fur trading firms. They were also known as engagés, or employees. The voyageurs were French-Canadian, Métis, English, Scottish and First Nations.

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Exhibition title: Three Hundred Years of Canadian Art. Curators: R.H. Hubbard and J.R. Ostiguy, National Gallery of Canada; Ottawa, Ontario; 1967.04.00 - 1979.10.00., Exhibition title: The Maple Leaf Forever New, 25th Anniversary of Canada's Flag. Curators: Julie Swettenham and Dominique Fortier, Canadian Museum of Civilization; Hull, Quebec; 1989.12.15 - 1990.06.18.

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