Recherche dans la collection - Carrying tea chests to York boats

Described by the RECON project.
York boats were used by the Hudson's Bay Company to carry furs and trade goods along inland waterways. They could be operated either by oar or sail and were often manned by Métis crew.
Cumberland House (Sask.) located on Pine Island in the Saskatchewan River is the first western inland post built by the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC). The post established in 1774, was on the route from Hudson Bay to the Saskatchewan and Churchill rivers fur trading areas.
This predominately Métis community's economy is based on hunting, trapping, fishing, guiding, farming and the lumber industry. Adjacent to the community is the reserve of the Cumberland House Cree Nation.

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