
Part I – Marguerite Rowand-McKay: Matriarch, Naturalist, Armchair Traveler, Bison Ally
The 1821 merger of the Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) and the North-West Company (NWC) harkened an era of unfettered commerce…
This series by Jenna Chalifoux, over several installments is a tribute to Louise Umphreville, to her sisters and daughters, our intrepid Aunties: Women of this Land. Women who carried our traditions, wielding practical skills and the products of Indigenous cultures in a new economy; powerful women who united two worlds. Women who adapted, survived, and triumphed.
Jenna Chalifoux
The 1821 merger of the Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) and the North-West Company (NWC) harkened an era of unfettered commerce…
Jenna Chalifoux
At the height of summer in 1838, Roman Catholic priests François Blanchet and Modeste Demers visited L’Fort des Prairies (Fort…
Jenna Chalifoux
In August of 1782, Fort York was captured by the French. Edward Umphreville and some other HBC men were taken by…
Jenna Chalifoux
There are many notable women in Edmonton’s history books. The ‘Famous Five’ may come to mind straight away, in addition to…