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Iompaireachd nan Gaidheal

Documentary telling the story of the short-lived but successful wilderness empire of the North West Company in Canada, run by the descendants of those who fought in Culloden.

Bha an c脿irdean air 脿ireamh na bh' aig bl脿r Chulodair , ach b'e str矛 eadar-dhealaichte ann an d霉thaich eile a bh' air an aire - san. B' iadsan fir Companaidh an Iar Thuath ann an Canada agus bha iad fh猫in agus Companaidh Hudsons Bay le ch猫ile ag iarraidh l脿mh an uachdar air margaidh bian Chanada. Ged nach tug iad buaidh maireannach anns an t -str矛 sin dh' fh脿g iad a' l脿rach air an d霉thaich.

They were the sons and grandsons of men who had fought in Culloden. They were a far cry from the wretched of the earth of the Highland clearance. Their ruthless vision, Mafia-like instincts and the muscles of their canoe brigades made them millionaire lords of the lakes and forests. Their achievements contributed in large measure to the shaping of modern Canada. They were the men of the North West Company and the story of their short-lived but incredibly successful wilderness empire and their struggle with the Hudson's Bay Company for fur-trade supremacy is told in this illuminating documentary account of a little-known area of Highland history.

59 minutes

Last on

Tue 4 Jul 2017 22:00

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Role Contributor
Producer Douglas Eadie
Director Mark Littlewood

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