Empire of the Bay http://www.pbs.org/empireofthebay/ Exploration, the fur trade and Hudson’s Bay http://www.canadiana.org/hbc/intro_e.html Northwest Journal http://www.northwestjournal.ca/ Contains articles of various lengths and on various topics dealing with the fur trade, voyageurs and some explorers. Hudson’s Bay Company Archives http://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/archives/hbca/ Origins of the RCMP http://www.rcmp.ca/history/history_e.htm Louis Riel http://www.metisnation.org/culture/Riel/home.html Provides six pages of text with some illustrations on the life of Louis Riel, as well as his importance to the Metis people. History of the Metis http://metisnation.org/culture/history/home.html Provides a brief history of the Metis, plus links to historical Metis personalities and a description of their role as voyageurs for the Northwest Company.  Multimedia site. Canada Hall - The Metis Bison Hunters http://www.civilization.ca/hist/canp1/ca13eng.html Development of Western Canada http://www.edselect.com/developm.htm Annotated links to a wide variety of sites. Link to Learning - Western Canada http://www.linktolearning.com/8_western_canada.htm Links to a wide variety of sites sorted by major topic, such as the railroad, Northwest Mounted Police, Aboriginal peoples, etc. Settlement and Exploration in the West http://www.linksnorth.com/canada-history/settlement.html First Nations in British Columbia http://www.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca/exhibits/timemach/galler07/frames/index.htm Provides background information for First Nations peoples of British Columbia.  Includes people of the northwest coast and of the interior plateau.  Includes information from the time of European contact, through Confederation, to the present day.  Includes images. Klondike Gold Rush Historical Database http://historylink.org/klondike/ "This database contains photographs, newspaper clippings, documents,  contemporary Seattle business names and locations, vessel sailing  dates and passenger lists related to the 1897-1898 Klondike Gold Rush,  which Seattle served as a major gateway for supplies and prospectors."  Also includes materials about individuals from this period. Prepared  and maintained by the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park in  Seattle and hosted by HistoryLink.org. The Canadian West http://www.collectionscanada.ca/05/0529/052901_e.html Features multimedia information on the development of the Canadian West from pre-Confederation times to the 1930’s.  Includes thematic research guides, a reading list, and links to related sites. Metis Games http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/Exhibitions/Traditions/English/metis_games.html The making of Treaty 8 in Canada’s Northwest http://www.albertasource.ca/treaty8/eng/default.htm Contrasting Worlds http://www.schoolnet.ca/aboriginal/metis-de/cont-e.html An overview of the Canadian West from the 1600s to the early 1870s, when many of the Métis moved from the Red River area to Saskatchewan Created and maintained by Ms. B. Knoepfel  (Teacher-Librarian), McMath Secondary School. Updated February 2007.