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Voyageurs

1978 1 min

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This very short animation from the Canada Vignettes series illustrates the hardships of voyageurs' lives in the early Canadian fur trade.

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  Canada Vignettes

  1978 43 films

  Discover this series of classic shorts exploring every facet of Canadian culture and history.

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This very short animation from the Canada Vignettes series illustrates the hardships of voyageurs' lives in the early Canadian fur trade.

See also

History - Canada

History - Canada - Pre-1867

Indigenous Peoples in Canada (First Nations and Métis)

Canada - Images of a Country

All subjects

Credits

• producer
  Wolf Koenig
  
• executive producer
  David Verrall
  
• narrator
  Michael Kane
  

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Education

Ages 13 to 17

History - Early Colonization/Settlement
History and Citizenship Education - Society in New France (1608-1760)

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