
Iompaireachd nan Gaidheal
Documentary telling the story of the short-lived but successful wilderness empire of the North West Company in Canada, run by the descendants of those who fought in Culloden.
Bha an cà irdean air à ireamh na bh' aig blà r Chulodair , ach b'e strì eadar-dhealaichte ann an dùthaich eile a bh' air an aire - san. B' iadsan fir Companaidh an Iar Thuath ann an Canada agus bha iad fhèin agus Companaidh Hudsons Bay le chèile ag iarraidh là mh an uachdar air margaidh bian Chanada. Ged nach tug iad buaidh maireannach anns an t -strì sin dh' fhà g iad a' là rach air an dùthaich.
They were the sons and grandsons of men who had fought in Culloden. They were a far cry from the wretched of the earth of the Highland clearance. Their ruthless vision, Mafia-like instincts and the muscles of their canoe brigades made them millionaire lords of the lakes and forests. Their achievements contributed in large measure to the shaping of modern Canada. They were the men of the North West Company and the story of their short-lived but incredibly successful wilderness empire and their struggle with the Hudson's Bay Company for fur-trade supremacy is told in this illuminating documentary account of a little-known area of Highland history.
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Strì eadar dà chompanaidh, a thug beatha do shluagh ùr
Duration: 01:39
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Producer | Douglas Eadie |
Director | Mark Littlewood |
Broadcasts
- Thu 3 Jan 2008 19:00ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two Scotland
- Mon 16 Mar 2009 21:00
- Tue 17 Mar 2009 22:00
- Thu 28 Jul 2011 21:00
- Mon 1 Aug 2011 22:30
- Tue 7 May 2013 21:00
- Sun 12 May 2013 21:00
- Tue 4 Jul 2017 22:00