The Nations of Canada

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Latest Episodes:

Episode 50: The Middle Ground Aug 11, 2021

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Competition with the Iroquois Confederacy forces the French to develop new forms of economic and diplomatic power in the pays d'en haut.
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Episode 49: Mistress of My Own Body Aug 04, 2021

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Large scale peace-time migrations produce new hybrid communities on the St. Lawrence. Iroquois, Wendat, and Algonquin identities overlap, and new Christian adaptations emerge.
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Episode 48: Desire to Live Indifferent Jul 28, 2021

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A devastating war between English settlers and their Abenaki neighbours to the north creates a new geo-political environment for both Canada and Acadia.
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Episode 47: Filles de Roi Jul 21, 2021

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The intendant of New France, Jean Talon, conducts and audit and finds that the colony lacks a crucial ingredient - women.
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Episode 46: The Manitous Jul 14, 2021

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Missionaries follow fur traders into the pays d'en haut west of New France, and find new societies emerging out of the chaos and migrations of the 1650s.
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Episode 45: The Bottom of the Bay Jul 07, 2021

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Two of New France's premier fur traders leave the colony in frustration, and seek English backers for a rival operation in the far north.
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Episode 44: Peace Jun 30, 2021

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After a generation of war, the Iroquois Confederation and the French allied nations find themselves more integrated than ever before.
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Episode 43: A Maritime Tour Jun 23, 2021

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Catching up on developments in the Maritime region - from a haven for English Catholics in Newfoundland, to life for Acadians under English rule.
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Episode 42: Seigneurs and Habitants Jun 16, 2021

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The relationship between aristocrat and peasant shifts as it crosses the Atlantic, creating a new category - the habitant.
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Episode 41: The King's Colony Jun 09, 2021

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King Louis XIV determines that in order to preserve Canada, he'll have to step in and administer the colony directly.
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