The Nations of Canada

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Episode 30: Mourning War Mar 24, 2021

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1637
Fueled by the destructive force of European diseases, the geo-political stability of the Great Lakes region breaks down, opening a period of sustained warfare.
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Episode 29: Pestilence and Witchcraft Mar 17, 2021

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1637
Multiple waves of European infectious diseases sweep through the Great Lakes region, radically altering the societies there.
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Episode 28: Soldiers of God Mar 10, 2021

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1634
In re-establishing a mission within the Wendat Confederacy, the Jesuits find themselves at the centre of a complex diplomatic network.
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Episode 27: A New New France Mar 03, 2021

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1633-5
The French reclaim Quebec, and Richelieu gets a clean slate to implement his vision of New France as far more than just a fur market.
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Episode 26: The First Conquest of Quebec Feb 24, 2021

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1627-1632
When war breaks out in Europe, English and Scottish entrepreneurs see an opportunity in a suddenly vulnerable French Canada.
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Episode 25: The Canadian Theatre Feb 17, 2021

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1627
War in Europe casts the presence of the English and Scottish in Atlantic Canada in a new light.
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Episode 24: Birth of an Empire Feb 10, 2021

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1624
New leadership in France once again re-invents Canada as an imperial project, with missionaries among the Wendat Confederacy acting as the agents of a trans-Atlantic empire.
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Episode 23: Rivals Feb 03, 2021

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1613-1624
A rival Indigenous/European alliance emerges to the south of the St. Lawrence, and threatens to divert the inland fur trade away from New France.
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Episode 22: Profit, Glory, and Honour Jan 27, 2021

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1616-1622
After almost 20 years of turmoil, Champlain's project finally achieves a degree of stability in both Canada and France.
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Episode 21: The Wendat World Jan 20, 2021

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1616-1620
As the St. Lawrence fur trade (and interactions with the French) become common features of Wendat life, the Confederacy adapts itself to new economic, cultural, and social realities.
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