Louis Riel Day: The Fur Trade Project

When a young boy is assigned a project about the fur trade by his teacher, he doesn’t know who to turn to because his mom works all day. With help from his grandfather and the internet, he travels back in time and learns about the history of the fur trade. The boy discovers how the fur trade began, a new people emerged, the Métis’ role in the trade, Louis Riel and the Red River Resistance, and the reason behind the holiday named Louis Riel Day.