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The blossoming of Métis society and culture in the 19th century marked a fascinating and colourful era in western Canadian history.

The years from the fall of New France in 1763 to the amalgamation of the Hudson’s Bay Company and North West Company in 1821 were marked by fierce competition in the fur trade.

High finance, wilderness adventures, violence, and questionable legal tactics all played important roles in the history of the North West Company.