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The Long Portage: A Voyageur Brigade in the 1790s

Created by Argraide
Updated October 27th, 2026
The Long Portage: A Voyageur Brigade in the 1790s

At a glance

Staff pick
Picked by the Argraide team
Play mode
📺 Presenter
Format
🧊 3D
Length
⏱ 30 minutes or more
Subject
History
Grade
7
Curriculum
Ontario
Curriculum codes
A2.5
A3.4
A3.5
A3.8
A2.4

About this activity

A whole-class 3D journey on the projector along the North West Company canoe route. At each stop the class reads the evidence and decides what the brigade does. Then it sees what the sources say happened.

What students learn

  • A2.5: interpret primary and secondary evidence (journals, reports, a model map) to make a decision
  • A3.4: explain the competition between the North West Company and the Hudson's Bay Company and its impact on First Nations
  • A3.5: describe daily life and travel on the fur-trade route, including First Nations and Metis families
  • A3.8: describe interactions between voyageurs, partners and First Nations traders, including trade protocol

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