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First Journey, Fort William

Jan 1, 1987

0h 23m

★ 0.0

Overview

Set in 1815, this is the dramatic story of a child of the fur trade, son of a Native mother and a Scottish-Canadian fur trader. John Mackenzie's father is a wintering partner of the Montréal-based North West Company, which was for decades the wealthiest merchant enterprise in North America. To mark his entry into adulthood, twelve-year-old John is travelling for the first time to Fort William, the Company's lavish winter headquarters by Lake Superior. In following his journey, the film reveals the complex network of people--Scottish, French and Native Canadian--that made up fur-trading society and gave a unique flavor to the opening up of Canada's northwest.

Genres

History

Production Companies

ONF | NFB

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Cast

John Mackenzie

Bobby Kitchkeesic

Father

Daniel McGoey

Mother

Cheryl Kylander

Bissonnette

Denis Malette

Mr. McLeod

James Hughes

Self - Narrator (voice)

Walter Massey

Self - Narrator (voice)

Thomas Lackey

Self - Narrator (voice)

Gloria Demers

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