The company "subjugated" indigenous peoples by discouraging settlement by Europeans? As for the company's monopoly being shattered by the Metis, that never actually happened. The Metis were able to trade directly into the U.S, but only diverted part of the company's trade. It was the decline in the demand for furs that led the company to sell out in return for judiciously chosen land grants; a decline that also led to Russia selling Alaska in 1867.
The company "subjugated" indigenous peoples by discouraging settlement by Europeans? As for the company's monopoly being shattered by the Metis, that never actually happened. The Metis were able to trade directly into the U.S, but only diverted part of the company's trade. It was the decline in the demand for furs that led the company to sell out in return for judiciously chosen land grants; a decline that also led to Russia selling Alaska in 1867.