![]() ![]() The settlement and colonization of the Hudson's Bay Company's fur trade posts on Vancouver Island, while gradual, precipitated treaty negotiations. ![]() To facilitate trade with the Indians, several posts were formed by the Company, including Fort Vancouver (1824), Fort Langley (1827), Fort Simpson (1831), Fort McLoughlin (1833), Fort Durham (1840), Fort Victoria (1843) and Fort Rupert (1849), the latter two posts being located on Vancouver Island. In 1838, the Company's mandate was renewed for another 21 years to include Indians west of Rupert's Land and again in 1849 to include Vancouver Island. The prelude to the Vancouver Island treaties dates from 1821, when the Hudson's Bay Company received an exclusive licence (renewable in 21 years) to trade with the Indians in all unsettled parts of British North America. The Hudson's Bay Company Context: Historical Background
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