Fort St James National Historic Site is a restored
Hudson’s Bay Company post on the southern shores of Stuart Lake in the
interior of British Columbia. It is commemorated as a centre of trade and
commerce in the 19th century fur trade. Originally established by Simon Fraser
for the North West Company in 1806, this place displays the largest group
of original wooden buildings representing the fur trade in Canada. The story
revolves around the relationships and interactions between the fur traders
and Native Peoples of the region, namely the Carrier First Nations.
