Age of the Beaver

195216 min 47 secFilm: Documentary

Direction: Colin Low

Production: Tom Daly

Script: Roman Kroitor

This film provides a brief history of the fur trade in Canada, showing its effects on exploration and settlement. Engravings and paintings from the periods represented convey the romance, the adventures and the hardships of traders, Indigenous People and coureurs des bois. Animated maps indicate the old fur trade routes.

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Subject categories


  • History - Canada - Pre-1867 > ExplorationFur TradesImmigration and Settlement
  • Fishing and Hunting Industries > Fur Industries and Trapping
  • Indigenous Peoples in Canada (First Nations and Métis) > Fur Trades, Hunting and Trapping
  • Animals > Hunting and Trapping

Credits


director
Colin Low
producer
Tom Daly
photography
Gordon Petty
Lyle Enright
editing
Roman Kroitor
commentary
Roman Kroitor
animation
Sidney Goldsmith
Robert Verrall

Awards


  • Special Award - Category: Non-theatrical CategoryGenie Awards