Fort Collinson

Fort Collinson was a trading post operated by the Hudson's Bay Company (Post Number B.405)[1] located on Victoria Island in the Northwest Territories, Canada. It is situated on the Prince Albert Peninsula on the north side of Walker Bay, just north of Minto Inlet.[2]

Fort Collinson

Fort Brabant
Fort Collinson
Coordinates: 71°37′02″N 117°52′09″W
CountryCanada
TerritoryNorthwest Territories
RegionInuvik
Built1928
Closed1939
Founded byHudson's Bay Company
Named forRichard Collinson

Previously known as Fort Brabant[3] the post opened in 1928 when it was moved from its prior location at Alaervik on the north side of Prince Albert Sound.[2][4]

Named in honour of Sir Richard Collinson, an English naval officer and explorer of the Arctic, the post closed in 1939 when it was transferred to Holman, now Ulukhaktok.[2][4]

References

  1. "Hudson's Bay Company Archives". gov.mb.ca. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
  2. Condon, Richard G. (1988). Inuit Youth: Growth and Change in the Canadian Arctic. Volume 1 of "Adolescents in a changing world". Rutgers University Press. p. 28. ISBN 0-8135-1364-2.
  3. Hudson's Bay Company. Fort Collinson
  4. Condon, Richard G. (1996). The Northern Copper Inuit: A History. University of Toronto Press. p. 96. ISBN 978-0-8020-0849-7. Fort Collinson.

Further reading

  • Condon, R.G. East meets West: Fort Collinson, the fur trade, and the economic acculturation of the northern Copper Inuit, 1928-1939.


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