THE VOYAGEURS

http://www.nfb.ca/film/voyageurs/
This short film tells the tale of the men who drove big freighter canoes into the wilderness in the days when the fur trade was Canada's biggest business. The film recreates scenes of the early 19th century with a soundtrack by an all-male chorus.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Canada
• Canadian history
• canoes
• fur trade
• history

[iorixs]

i would like to watch this vid but i cant, it keeps stopping

[Crombo]

@memminger006 This short film tells the tale of the men who drove big freighter canoes into the wilderness in the days when the fur trade was Canada's biggest business. The film recreates scenes of the early 19th century with a soundtrack by an all-male chorus.

Is there something hard to understand?

[CoryTheRaven]

@logger158 You can find it online at the National Film Board's own website: nfb.ca

[aqwrules100]

OMG!!!!! our school is doing history and we had to watch this vid and we have to make a characteristic web for it . UGH>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

[Alex38306]

@canadarox14 The name of the song is La Jolie Rochelle

[canadarox14]

what's the song they whistle at the beginning? My Grandma sings that one, but I don't know the name.

[ericjaydolin]

Great video! If you like this, you will probably like FUR, FORTUNE, AND EMPIRE: THE EPIC HISTORY OF THE FUR TRADE IN AMERICA (W. W. NORTON, JULY 2010). To see a book trailer for this book, search fur trade history on youtube.

[francofun2]

Yeah! You Guys! It should be fixed already n'est-ce pas?

[logger158]

please if someone else has access to this film could you post it onyou tube, as 44 seconds is not enough.

[acerb45666555]

it keeps jamming!