Title: How the fur trade was a significant part of Canadian history‚ and the role of the native females during the fur-trade. The fur trade was a significant part of Canadian history. With the founding of the Hudson’s Bay and Northwest Company during the1670’s‚ the fur trade managed growth and development all the way into Western Canada until 1870. The fur trade was unique‚ for it was the only industry that was based on an exchange of goods between two very different groups of people (namely‚
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"Fur is Dead" Taking a look into a once strong industry‚ shocking facts are revealed. The fur industry brings in an average of $1.5 billion in sales each year. Furs were considered a beautiful and feminine version of clothing by many women‚ until the public became aware of the horrors that accompany the industry. Activists have been a voice for animals tortured for their fur‚ making the public aware‚ and diminishing the old view of fur. Approximately 3.5 million fur-bearing
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Fur should not be utilized in garment industry Fur is one of the oldest forms of clothing in the history‚ it might have been the first cloth that human wore. Fur clothing is the cloth made from furry animals‚ that’s why those clothing give people better comfort instead of other materials. In the past‚ people wore fur is for the sake of covering and protecting their body‚ however at the present time‚ it has become a kind of fashion which is one of the favour among fashion designers. Therefore‚ fur
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Fur Trapping in the United States Trapping and skinning animals for their fur should be illegal in the United States. There are over 4 million animals that are trapped and killed for their fur in the United States each year. Some trappers trap animals for sport or for a profit. However‚ the outcome is the same for every animal and their life ends in pain and suffering. People that trap claim that it is humane and regulated. There is nothing humane about trapping an animal and drowning it to death
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The Rocky Mountain Fur Company’s fur traders were licensed to trade only to do trade with the Indians‚ but they set out to trap and hunt instead. What they didn’t realize was that two Indians had been killed just a few weeks prior in a skirmish with the Missouri Fur Company and the situation in the area was hostile. For years‚ the Indians had only known tense relationships with the white men and the death of two of their own created a tense environment for the new Rocky Mountain Fur Company. When General
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be seen that animal fur was one of the clothes material for our old ancestors. Nowadays‚ technology has been developed very well that we do not have to use genuine animal fur anymore. We can use fake fur or fake weather to protect us from the weather. The fact is‚ some people still use genuine animal fur for their clothes although they don’t have to. The using of animal fur for clothes is considered as a fashion crime for reasons. The most significant reason why using animal fur for clothes is a fashion
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Fur is one of the oldest types of clothing‚ that animals have been killed for years and years in order to provide clothing for human beings. From the history‚ it can be seen that animal fur was one of the clothes material for our old ancestors. In 21st century‚ technology has been developed very well that we do not have to use genuine animal fur anymore. We can use fake fur or fake weather to protect us from the weather. The fact is‚ in 21st century some people still use genuine animal fur for their
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The American Fur Company and John Jacob Astor I. Introduction "Power tends to corrupt‚ and absolute power corrupts absolutely (Lord Acton). John Jacob Astor was a man that had absolute power during his era and used his power and wealth to benefit himself and not the "social fabric of society". Astor lived during the time of a post-revolutionary America which allowed him to build a monopolist empire with little restraint from government or society. Starting out in American as a young German
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The French Fur Trade Beginning in the mid sixteenth century‚ French explorers were able to establish a powerful and lasting presence in what is now the Northern United States and Canada. The explorers placed much emphasis on searching and colonizing the area surrounding the St. Lawrence River "which gave access to the Great Lakes and the heart of the continent"(Microsoft p?). They began exploring the area around 1540 and had early interactions with many of the Natives‚ which made communication
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Rhian Pritchard Mrs. Moran CAIII Hour 7 4-17-2011 Making a Difference The business of fur trade and the harsh practices of this business have been global issues for many decades. They have ruthless ways of killing animals like mink‚ foxes‚ and especially wild yak. It is estimated that the population of the wild yak in Qinghai‚ China has dropped from one 1 million to 75‚000 in the past decade (Fang 38-39). This problem has been going on for too long and despite the laws and restrictions that
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