Voyageur Orienteering
Why not try Orienteering with a Voyageur twist? After students have gained an understanding of map reading, they dress up as Voyageurs, complete with shirts, sash and a hat. Using an authentic looking parchment map, students must find a series of wooden boxes hidden on our range area. Each box contains a different type of fur that was used in the fur trade over 150 years ago (fox, lynx, coyote, beaver and fisher). This program is a wonderful way to inspire interest in the Voyageurs and the fur trade.
| (This program can be modified to suit any grade) |
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Curriculum Links & Expectations:
Grade 6 : Social Studies
| Heritage and Citizenship - Aboriginal Peoples and European Explorers |
| 6z2 |
identify early explorers and describe their impact on the development of Canada; |
| 6z7 |
identify early explorers (e.g., Viking, French, English) who established settlements in Canada and explain the reasons for their exploration (e.g., fishing; fur trade, resulting in the establishment of the Hudson’s Bay Company); |
| 6z8 |
identify technological developments and cultural factors that led to the exploration of North America; |
| 6z9 |
identify some of the consequences of Aboriginal and European interactions (e.g., economic impact of the fur trade on Aboriginal peoples; transmission of European diseases to Aboriginal peoples). |
