Fur Trading Game
Step back in time and become a fur trader in Canada’s past! Target shoot with dart guns or set traps to collect furs. Then, trade them for resources at the trading post. Watch out for the North West Mounted Police as they hunt down thieves. Learn how the roles of Indigenous people changed throughout the fur trade. A fast-paced game that teaches your class about the fur trade through role-play and fun!
Travelling Program: This program can take place at the museum or in your classroom.
Cost: $100 per class
Duration: 2 hours
Curriculum Outcomes
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Social 4.2.1
Appreciate how an understanding of Alberta’s history, peoples, and stories contributes to their sense of belonging and identity.
Experience the Canadian fur trade by role-playing as a character from that era.
Social 4.2.2
Assess, critically, how the cultural and linguistic heritage and diversity of Alberta have evolved.
Students will see how the status of Indigenous people changed throughout the fur trade.
Social 4.3.3
Examine, critically, Alberta’s changing cultural and social dynamics.
Students will understand how the status of Indigenous people evolved during the fur trade era.
Social 4.S.1
Develop skills in critical thinking and creative thinking.
Social 4.S.2
Develop skills of historical thinking.
English Language Arts and Literature, Oral Language
Students examine and demonstrate how listening and speaking support connections and clarify understandings.
Students will work with a team to buy as many goods as possible.