The Forks: A Marketplace Through Time

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The Forks A Marketplace Through Time

• By Jewels

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Fort Rouge

• Was built in 1738
• At the junction of the rivers
• Established by M. de Louviere
• Abandoned by 1749

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Fort Gibraltar

• Built in 1810
• By the Northwest Company
• Used as a provisioning post
• Northwest Company used post to obtain pemmican
  from 1810-1811
• Destroyed as result of fight between the Hudsons
  Bay Company and the Northwest Company

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Fort Douglas

• Built by the Selkirk Settlers
• Built in 1813
• Was controlled by Hudsons Bay Company
• Northwest Company destroyed it by 1815
• Hudsons Bay Company used the remains of Fort
  Gibraltar to rebuild Fort Douglas

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The Red River Settlement

• By 1930 it consisted of Cree, Saulteaux, Metis,
  Scottish Selkirk Settlers, English and Native
  people.
• Political power was shared by the Hudsons Bay
  Company, the Church and a small group of wealthy
  land owners.
• Over 3,000 people lived there (1834)
• 90 of them were Natives

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Before and After

• Over the years, the Forks has been a trade center
  and home to many groups of people.
• It was used a lot by the Hudsons Bay Company,
  and the Northwest company.

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A Historic Tour

• A childrens tour was created so that children
  could learn about their heritage.
• Micheline Marchildon played the trickster guide.
• The tour was based on him switching period
  costumes to fool Dr. Dig (played by Wayne
  Nicholas and Christian Perron)
• Louis Laverendrye, A Metis and a Scot at a
  trading post and a European immigrant and customs
  official were portrayed

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Bibliography

• http//www.parkscanada.gc.ca
• Winnipeg A Prairie Portrait (pictures)
• The Veritcal File at the Winnipeg Public Library
• Also, a special thanks to all the staff at Parks
  Canada for supplying additional information on
  the Forks.