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Alberta Online Encyclopedia: Fort George and Buckingham House

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This encyclopedia article sets the stage for the beginning of the Pemmican Wars. It explains the increasing need for pemmican because of the long supply lines between fur trading outposts and the commercial centre of Montreal. It explains how Fort George-Buckingham House was set up to slaughter Buffalo, for the use in pemmican, and how each trading company, the North West and Hudson's Bay Company, exploited the Buffalo to keep their business going.

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