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Episode 20: Mutual Misunderstandings Jan 13, 2021

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1615-1616
Champlain spends a year among the Wendat, and comes to realize that he still has a lot to learn about indigenous politics and diplomacy.
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Episode 19: Jesuit Acadia Jan 06, 2021

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1610-1613
An uneasy partnership between settlers and missionaries attempts to revive France's colonial presence in Acadia.
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Episode 18: Lies on the Ottawa Dec 30, 2020

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1612-1613
Champlain finally gets to see what lies beyond the great rapids. But up the Ottawa River, he finds that he doesn't know who he can trust.
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Episode 17: Hudson's Passage 2.0 Dec 23, 2020

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1610-1611
After discovering a possible access point to the St. Lawrence trade network from the south, Henry Hudson searches for a way in from the north.
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Episode 16: The Laurentian Coalition Dec 16, 2020

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1610-1611
The chiefs of the Wendat Council travel to the St. Lawrence to formalize their alliance with the French, establishing a partnership that would define the next 40 years of Canadian history.
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Episode 15: Hudson's Passage Dec 09, 2020

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1609
The Dutch hire an English explorer, Henry Hudson, to discover a way around Russia to the Orient. Instead, he finds an alternate access point to the Canadian fur trade.
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Episode 14: Where the River Narrows Dec 02, 2020

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1608-1609
Champlain returns to the St. Lawrence, with one last chance to prove to the King that a Canadian colony is a viable proposition.
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Episode 13: Acadia Nov 25, 2020

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1604-1607
Frightened off by the winters on the St. Lawrence, French colonists seek out a more temperate home on the Atlantic coast.
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Episode 12: The Royal Cartographer Nov 18, 2020

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1603
Having failed twice to establish a colony in Canada, France turns to Samuel de Champlain to scout out an ideal location for a settlement.
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Episode 11: False Starts Nov 11, 2020

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1598-1603
The French see an opportunity to settle a colony in Canada, but find that they have bitten off more than they can chew.
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