FORT McPHERSON
In 1840 John Bell of the Hudson's Bay Company built the first Fort McPherson four miles upriver from here. Moved to this site in 1848, it was for over fifty years the principal trading post in the Mackenzie Delta region and, after 1860 a centre of missionary activity. In 1903 Inspector Charles Constantine established the first R.N.W.M.P. post in the western Arctic here. In the winter of 1898-99 a number of overlanders tried to use Fort McPherson as a base to reach the Klondike.
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TETLITZZER KUNUTRANDUI
En 1840, John Bell, de la Compagnie de la Baie d'Hudson, érigea, à quatre milles plus haut, le premier fort McPherson. Transporté ici en 1848, ce fort fut le principal poste de traite du delta du Mackenzie pendant plus de cinquante ans; il devint un centre de missions vers 1860. En 1898-1899, plusieurs voyageurs tentèrent, à partir du fort de rejoindre le Klondike par voie de terre. En 1903, l'inspecteur Charles Constantine y établit le premier poste de la Gendarmerie royale dans l'Arctique de l'Ouest.
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FORT MCPHERSON
This hill called Chii tsal dik, with its exceptional views, has been part of traditional TeetBit Gwichin lands for many generations. In 1840, the Hudsons Bay Company established the first trading post north of the Arctic Circle six kilometres upriver from here, to trade meat and furs with the Gwich'in and Inuit. Moved to this location in 1848, Fort McPherson was the principal trading post in the Mackenzie Delta region for over 50 years. The settlement that grew around the fort became a centre of missionary activity after 1860, and the site of the Western Arctic's first North-West Mounted Police post in 1903.
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Cette colline aux vues grandioses, dite Chii tsal dik, fat partie du territoire traditionnel des TeetBit Gwichin depuis maintes générations. En 1840, la Compagnie de la Baie dHudson a fondé, six kilomètres en amont, le premier poste de traite au nord du Cercle Arctique pour troquer viande et fourrures avec les Gwich'in et les Inuits. Relocalisé ici en 1848, le fort McPherson a été le principal poste de traite de la région du delta du Mackenzie pendant plus de 50 ans. L'établissement formé autour du fort a vu naître un centre de missions après 1860 et, en 1903, le premier poste de la police montée dans l'Ouest de l'Arctique.
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