First Journey, Fort William

Jan 01, 1987 23m

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Set in 1815, this is the dramatic story of a child of the fur trade, son of a Native mother and a Scottish-Canadian fur trader. John Mackenzie's father is a wintering partner of the Montréal-based North West Company, which was for decades the wealthiest merchant enterprise in North America. To mark his entry into adulthood, twelve-year-old John is travelling for the first time to Fort William, the Company's lavish winter headquarters by Lake Superior. In following his journey, the film reveals the complex network of people--Scottish, French and Native Canadian--that made up fur-trading society and gave a unique flavor to the opening up of Canada's northwest.

Title	First Journey, Fort William
Companies	ONF \| NFB
Countries	Canada
Keywords	canada, ontario, canada, british colonialism, canadian history, historical reenactment, lake superior, fur trade, fur trader, western canada, métis