Category: Canada History

A royal charter issued in 1670, the Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) enjoyed exclusive commercial and settlement rights over Rupert’s Land, a vast territory that included the Red River region.  The hostility of the Nor’Westers , agents of the North West Company (NWC), a rival of the HBC which was active in Rupert’s Land despite the charter of …

Indigenous peoples have inhabited what is now Manitoba, Canada for thousands of years. In the early 17th century, British and French fur traders began arriving in the area and establishing settlements. In 1611, Henry Hudson was one of the first Europeans to sail into what is now known as Hudson Bay, where he was abandoned by his crew. Thomas Button travelled …