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Oxford House was established in 1798 as a Hudson's Bay Company fur trading post on the fur trade route between York Factory on the Hudson Bay and Norway House some 30 km (19 mi) north of Lake Winnipeg. [3] People from nearby areas moved to the trading site and formed the community of Oxford House.
Bunibonibee Cree Nation (Cree: ᐸᓂᑇᓂᐱᐩ, panipwânipiy), formerly known as Oxford House First Nation and as Oxford House Band of Indians, is a First Nation located along the eastern shoreline of Oxford Lake at the headwaters of the Hayes River and is approximately 950 kilometres (590 mi) northeast of Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Oxford House Airport (IATA: YOH, ICAO: CYOH) is located 0.5 nautical miles (0.93 km; 0.58 mi) west of Oxford House, Manitoba, Canada. Airlines and destinations [ edit ]
Jean Folster Folster, 1973 Born Jeanney York 1922 (1922) Norway House, Manitoba, Canada Died 26 December 1994 (1994-12-26) (aged 71–72) Norway House, Manitoba, Canada Occupation(s) Seamstress, Social worker, tribal leader, magistrate Years active 1960s–1987 Children 8 Jean Folster (1922 – 26 December 1994) was a Canadian community worker and the first woman to become the chief of the ...
Keewatin Tribal Council is a tribal council representing 11 First Nation band governments in Northern Manitoba. [1] ... Oxford House: 2,892 [4] Fox Lake Cree Nation ...
Oxford Lake is a vaguely man-shaped lake, with a 'head' on the east, a 'neck', a northwest—southeast shoulder line and a 'torso' that tapers to a point in the west. The head is about 7 by 5 miles, the neck one mile across, and the shoulder line 11 miles. The south side of the torso is 25 miles and its northwest side 18 miles.
This is a list of Hudson's Bay Company trading posts. [1]For the fur trade in general see North American fur trade and Canadian canoe routes (early).For some groups of related posts see Fort-Rupert for James Bay.
Oxford House, Manitoba This page was last edited on 25 October 2024, at 19:44 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 ...