Virtual Field Trip: The Indian Trade Shop

The Indian Trade Shop was a place where fur trappers could trade their furs for other items like blankets, dishes, animal traps, and more. Watch this video to learn more!

 

Duration:

4 minutes, 30 seconds

Visit the Indian Trade Shop at Fort Vancouver, where the people who lived there could buy supplies.

 

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  Virtual Field Trip: The Indian Trade Shop, Audio Described

  Visit the Indian Trade Shop at Fort Vancouver, where the people who lived there could buy supplies. This video has been audio described for those who are blind or have low vision.

  Duration:

  11 minutes, 57 seconds

 

Video Discussion Question

Fort Vancouver was the center of a large trading network, which stretched from London to Hawai'i. Who was involved in this trade, and why?

Consider:

• Who benefited from the fur trade, either by getting money, land, or power in the Northwest?
• Who did not benefit from the fur trade?
• What were some of the different roles played by people in the Hudson's Bay Company's trading network?
• Do everyday people, like you, have a role in today's global trading networks?

 

Activity: Global Trade

Furs collected at Fort Vancouver, whether in the Fur Store or at the Indian Trade Shop, would travel thousands of miles to reach markets in London. This journey around Cape Horn and across the Atlantic Ocean could take as long as 9 to 11 months! Trade goods arriving at the Indian Trade Shop had to make the same journey. To learn more about these trade networks, your teacher may give you this fun activity about global trade.

 

Activity: Read & Explore!

Click the link below to learn about Harriet Pambrun, whose older sister was married to the person in charge of the Indian Trade Shop.

• Harriet Pambrun

 

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