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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:historical_figure
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:North_West_Company
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gptkbp:associated_with
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North American exploration
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Royal_Geographical_Society_Gold_Medal
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gptkbp:birth_date
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1776-05-20
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gptkbp:birth_place
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gptkb:Scotland
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:John_Fraser
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gptkbp:contribution
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Mapping of British Columbia
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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Influence on Indigenous relations
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gptkbp:death_date
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1862-09-14
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gptkbp:death_place
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gptkb:New_Westminster,_British_Columbia,_Canada
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gptkbp:descendant
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gptkb:Fraser_family
gptkb:Simon_Fraser_University
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gptkbp:ethnicity
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Scottish
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gptkbp:expedition
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Supported by North West Company
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gptkbp:exploration_achievement
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First to chart the Fraser River
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gptkbp:exploration_documentation
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Diaries and maps
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gptkbp:exploration_end
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Retirement from exploration
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gptkbp:exploration_influence
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Impact on Canadian history
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gptkbp:exploration_partnership
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Collaboration with Indigenous peoples
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gptkbp:exploration_recognition
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Commemorated in place names
Honored in Canadian history books
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gptkbp:exploration_route
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Fraser River route
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gptkbp:field_of_study
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geography
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gptkbp:historical_context
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Colonial Canada
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gptkbp:historical_role
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Leader in fur trade expeditions
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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Pioneer of the Canadian West
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Simon Fraser
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gptkbp:influence
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Canadian exploration
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:David_Thompson
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gptkbp:involved_in
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fur trade
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gptkbp:is_explored_in
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gptkb:19th_century
gptkb:British_Columbia
Establishment of trading posts
Establish trade routes
Influence on future explorers
River navigation
Expansion of fur trade
Navigating difficult terrain
Group of fur traders
Geographical knowledge of the region
Hostile encounters with Indigenous tribes
Key figure in Canadian exploration history
Settlement patterns in British Columbia
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gptkbp:known_for
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gptkb:Fraser_River
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gptkbp:legacy
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Fraser Valley named after him
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:Canadian
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gptkbp:notable_work
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Exploration of the Fraser River
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:explorer
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:Alexander_Mackenzie
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gptkbp:related_to
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gptkb:Fraser_River
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gptkbp:residence
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gptkb:Fort_George,_British_Columbia
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gptkbp:significant_event
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First European to navigate the Fraser River
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gptkbp:spouse
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Margaret Mc Leod
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:James_Mc_Millan
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Battle_of_Bennington
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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