Marguerite de la Rocque de Roberval: An Unjust Footnote
Marguerite de la Rocque de Roberval's story of being marooned on an island off of Newfoundland in 1542 is something that amazes everyone who hears it but she keeps getting shunted to a footnote in the story of the early colonization of Canada. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The Disappearance of the St. Lawrence Iroquois
Between when Cartier and Champlain arrived in North America, the St. Lawrence Iroquois ‘disappeared’. Where did they go and why did they go? Maybe we should ask the Basques. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Cartier and Roberval's Tag Team To Colonial Failure
All but one of Cartier's kidnapped Stadaconans have died but he's ready to make his third voyage back to Canada. This time he's second in command to Roberval and, let's just say, they don't make a great team.Further reading:Jacques Cartier, The Voyages of Jacques Cartier, edited by Ramsay Cook (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1993). In particular the introduction is very helpful - "Donnacona Discovers Europe: Rereading Jacques Cartier's Voyages" by Ramsay CookMarcel Trudel, The Beginnings of New France 1524-1663, 1973. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Donnacona and Cartier
A fateful meeting between two worlds where some bold kidnapping starts off this relationship between Donnacona and Cartier. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The Haudenosaunee (aka The Iroquois) Sky Woman to The Great Law of Peace
An exploration of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy including a close look at the Sky Woman story and The Great Law of Peace. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A Canadian history podcast where the host, Christina Austin, invites friends to revisit what they may have learned in history class by giving a fuller picture of Canadian history beginning with the earliest human inhabitation until the years after the World Wars. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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