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The beaver is the animal of Canada. It represents and . of years ago, covered all of . Beaver dams are made from and , and it serves as the beaver's .

For of years, fur had been used for clothing. It was a symbol of and . came to because they were running on sources of fur.

Beaver fur is very and . It was used to make a fabric called . Hats made from this were popular in during the century.

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For Europeans had known about North America. Ancient legends had told of crossing the ocean in search of "".

European made voyages to the "" to fish. They would come ashore to and their fish before going back to .

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The were also interested in the Fur Trade. The 's Bay Company was formed in . King the of gave the company control of all land from northern to the . They called this region , which was named after the King's . The idea of the company came from two traders. They sold the idea of building a company to the .

The British traders did not go out into the themselves. They instead use the to bring the furs directly into the shores of Hudson's Bay. Then ships would take the furs to .

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As the fur trade travelled further , the contact between Europeans and the Natives . That meant that began marrying into Native . The was a blend of North American Indian and European . Most people spoke either or and at least one language. were Roman , while those from an or Scottish background were . The were very important as they were sometimes worked as , , and company .