Canadian canoe routes
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This article covers the water based Canadian canoe routes used by early explorers of Canada with special emphasis on the fur trade.
The French fur trade was based in Montreal and the later British trade at York Factory. The shading shows Rupert's Land, claimed by Britain.
A large Montreal canoe running rapids. The Avant stands in front with a steering paddle and the Gouvernail steers from the rear. The milieux provide power under the instructions of the Avant
Forest axis. Note the light-colored prairie in the southwest and the greyish Barren Grounds to the northeast.
Mackenzie Basin. Lac La Loche is south of the 'w' in 'Clearwater'. The best beaver country was to the south and along the Rockies.
Rabaska
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A rabaska or Maître canoe was originally a large canoe made of tree bark, used by the Algonquin people.
Canadian canoe routes
…The French fur trade was based in Montreal and the later British trade at York Factory. The shading shows Rupert's Land, claimed by Britain. A large Montreal canoe running rapids. The Avant stands in front with a steering paddle and the Gouvernail steers from the rear. The milieux provide power under the instructions…
Canoe crew passing before a waterfall (Frances Anne Hopkins, 1869)
Young people in a rabaska on the Lake of Two Mountains