The site is tucked into the Nisbet Provincial Forest west of Prince Albert, but one Métis researcher is concerned about the designation.
The Lower Hudson House has remained largely untouched except by a handful of researchers for about 200 years. The remote site is tucked into the Nisbet Provincial Forest west of Prince Albert.The site forms part of the setting of the 1781-82 smallpox outbreak that decimated First Nations populations in the area. Roughly 30 Indigenous victims of the disease are buried there.
“Nothing should proceed without consultation,” he said. “It’s anything but reconciliation. It just seems overbearing.” ” as Indigenous victims of the disease sought relief in HBC outposts like Cumberland House, but also as the company’s operations helped spread the disease. It had a devastating impact on local First Nations populations.