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Record 1 2014-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Exploration (History)
CONT

The HBC [Hudson's Bay Company] had little success recruiting Canadians to paddle their canoes. Instead of voyageurs, the men paddling HBC canoes were "canoe men," mostly recruited from the Orkney Islands, north of Scotland. ... A canoe man might start out his first term of service with the firm intention of saving every penny of his modest salary and coming home with a nest egg. He would often start out at a post on Hudson's Bay. When he had more experience, he might move to an inland post.

OBS

canoe men; canoemen: plural.

Key term(s)
  • canoe men
  • canoemen

French

Domaine(s)
  • Explorations (Histoire)
CONT

Des canotiers autochtones expérimentés devaient parfois guider l’expédition dans des rapides difficiles.

Spanish

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