Fort Langley National Historic Site of Canada

School Programs

Grades 9-adults: Resource, Profit and Politics

 
Witness a Fur Trade Wedding, and discover what a traditional wedding might have looked like between a Fort Langley fur trader and an Aboriginal bride.
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The year: 1858. The location: Fort Langley. The landscape: turbulent. Discover the economic principles of a successful fur trade community: diversification of both workers and trade, supply and demand, and even marriage. Fort Langley’s profitable trade business helped to sustain a British presence in the area, but a sudden invasion of Americans and others during the gold rush led to conflict, and new opportunities

Learning Objectives

• Assess the economic, social, political, and cultural impacts of contact with Europeans on BC First Nations during the period of the land-based fur trade up to Confederation

Schedule

• Availability: September to June
• Program Length: 2 hours
• Mon-Thur: 10 am–noon & 12:30–2:30 pm
• Flexible Fri: 9:30–11:30 am & noon–2 pm

Fees

• Youth: $3.90
• One adult (including teachers and parent chaperones) per five students is free.
• Additional adults: $6.55

Teacher Resources

• Fort Langley National Historic Site of Canada Fact Sheet
• Visitor Information