First Journey, Fort William
Overview
Set in 1815, this is the dramatic story of a child of the fur trade, son of a Native mother and a Scottish-Canadian fur trader. John Mackenzie's father is a wintering partner of the Montréal-based North West Company, which was for decades the wealthiest merchant enterprise in North America. To mark his entry into adulthood, twelve-year-old John is travelling for the first time to Fort William, the Company's lavish winter headquarters by Lake Superior. In following his journey, the film reveals the complex network of people--Scottish, French and Native Canadian--that made up fur-trading society and gave a unique flavor to the opening up of Canada's northwest.
Release date
01/01/1987
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Bobby Kitchkeesic
John Mackenzie
Daniel McGoey
Father
Cheryl Kylander
Mother
Denis Malette
Bissonnette
James Hughes
Mr. McLeod
Walter Massey
Self - Narrator (voice)
Thomas Lackey
Self - Narrator (voice)
Gloria Demers
Self - Narrator (voice)
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