Show Notes
An exploration of the connections forged between the Indigenous people across what is now Canada and parts of the United States.
Sources:
Alan D. McMillan and Eldon Yellowhorn, First Peoples in Canada 3rd Edition
Adrain L. Burke and Christian Gates St-Pierre, “After Beringia: The Archaeology of Indigenous Social Networks”, in in Allan Greer, Ed. Before Canada: Northern North America in a Connected World
John Ives, “Ways of Becoming: The Apachean Departure from the Canadian Subarctic”, in Allan Greer, Ed. Before Canada: Northern North America in a Connected World (McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2024)
Olive Patricia Dickason and William Newbigging, Indigenous Peoples within Canada: A Concise History 4th Ed
Bruce Trigger, Natives and Newcomers: Canada’s ‘Heroic Age’ Reconsidered, (McGill-Queen’s University Press, 1986)
Kathryn Magee Labelle, Dispersed but not Destroyed: A History of the Seventeenth-Century Wendat People, (Toronto: UBC Press, 2013)
Charles C. Mann, 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus 2nd Edition, (Toronto: Random House of Canada Limited, 2011)
Get extra content on Patreon or Substack Follow me on TikTok @MapleHistoryPod Follow me on BlueSky @MapleHistoryPod.bsky.social Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
More from Maple History: A Canadian History Podcast
Radisson and Groseilliers make it to London where they will begin working with the English on their plan to reshape the fur trade. Don't worry though, there are some more people Radisson will screw over in the next few years. He can't help himself.
Pierre Esprit Radisson had many admirable traits such as bravery and charm, but his willingness to throw over any sense of loyalty to family or nation when it suited him was truly remarkable. This episode covers his early days in North America where he will craft a plan to change the path of the fur trade in Canada.
The late 17th century was a time of great transition in New France. The shift from the free-wheeling coureur de bois to the more recognizable voyageurs is part of this time of change.
She may be known for bravely fighting off a Haudenosaunee attack at her family fort at 14 but you can find out why I think she was a horrible in this episode. Some salty language in this one but it is warranted.
Let's take a quick look at what was happening in Acadia after the feud between D'Aulney and La Tour ended.