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THE YORK FACTORY EXPRESS: FORT VANCOUVER TO HUDSON BAY, 1826-1849
Athabasca Pass was an enormous barrier to easy travel between York Factory and Fort #Vancouver #WA, but the men of the York Factory Express had it figured out -- they knew when they could and when they could not travel over the mountains. #Journeys #YorkFactoryExpress #ABHistory #BCHistory https://nancymargueriteanderson.com/athabasca-pass/

THE HBC BRIGADES: CULTURE, CONFLICT, & PERILOUS JOURNEYS
In 1846, Anderson explored the length of the Lillooet River and reached Harrison's Lake, a short distance east of the Fraser River and #FortLangley with the help of the Lil'wat Men who lived on the river. #Journeys #TheHBCBrigades #BCHistory https://nancymargueriteanderson.com/lillooet-river/

THE YORK FACTORY EXPRESS: FORT VANCOUVER TO HUDSON BAY, 1826-1849
The men of the incoming York Factory Express crossed the Continental Divide to the Columbia River, and descended that raging river on their way to Fort #Vancouver, their western headquarters. #Journeys #YorkFactoryExpress #WAHistory #BCHistory https://nancymargueriteanderson.com/nineteenth-leg/

THE HBC BRIGADES: CULTURE, CONFLICT, & PERILOUS JOURNEYS
From Anderson Lake, the exploring party under A.C. Anderson made their way west toward the lake they called Lillooet Lake. The year was 1846, and they were exploring for a new brigade trail between #Kamloops and #FortLangley #Journeys #TheHBCBrigades #BCHistory https://nancymargueriteanderson.com/harrison-lillooet-trail-3/

THE HBC BRIGADES: CULTURE, CONFLICT, & PERILOUS JOURNEYS
Once they made their way past Anderson Lake, Anderson and his men stumbled across a First Nations village where the people offered them food and transportation. #Journeys #TheHBCBrigades #BCHistory https://nancymargueriteanderson.com/potlatch/

"Chinese and Indigenous communities have shared histories. We faced hardships together while mining for gold in the British Columbia gold rush and experiencing the rugged Canadian weather and terrain.

There are many graves on First Nations territories when Chinese people died from the flu and from the building of the railway, crushed by landslides, collapsing tunnels and premature blastings (Mittelstedt, 2014). The First Nations communities took in the Chinese railroad workers and care for their grave sites to this day (Mittelstedt, 2014). We enjoyed economic success and partnerships that were respectful and mutually beneficial (Ma, 2012). Chinese people leased lands (on First Nations) to farm and then hired Indigenous people to help farm the land (Mathur et al., 2011, p. 74). The Chinese built elaborate gold-mining operations among First Nations communities and perhaps most importantly our communities intermingled and there were many marriages between Chinese men and Indigenous women. In 1891, 98% of Chinese people in Canada lived in British Columbia (Barman, 2013, p. 1), which explains why there are such intimate ties between Chinese people and our First Nations communities in British Columbia. Unsurprisingly, one in six Chinese men created a family with a local Indigenous woman (Barman, 2013, p. 1)."

https://fccrwc.com/chinese-and-indigenous-history-relationships-canada/

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