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The Nations of Canada

A narrative history of Canada from its first inhabitants to the present day.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.

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35:12

Episode 53: Victory and Deceit

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2021/09/01

A new governor of New France makes a new set of mistakes, escalating the conflict with the Iroquois Confederacy.

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35:41

Episode 52: Canadian Warfare

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2021/08/25

Desperate for a victory, the new governor of New France sends a group of French marines and Canadian backwoodsmen to the English trading posts on Hudson Bay.

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33:18

Episode 51: The Empire Humbled

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2021/08/18

The new governor of New France attempts to solve the colony's Iroquois problem by marching an army into the wilderness beyond the St. Lawrence.

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35:35

Episode 50: The Middle Ground

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2021/08/11

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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36:53

Episode 49: Mistress of My Own Body

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2021/08/04

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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34:25

Episode 48: Desire to Live Indifferent

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2021/07/28

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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32:39

Episode 47: Filles de Roi

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2021/07/21

The intendant of New France, Jean Talon, conducts and audit and finds that the colony lacks a crucial ingredient - women.

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37:17

Episode 46: The Manitous

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2021/07/14

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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39:41

Episode 45: The Bottom of the Bay

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2021/07/07

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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35:26

Episode 44: Peace

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2021/06/30

After a generation of war, the Iroquois Confederation and the French allied nations find themselves more integrated than ever before.

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33:31

Episode 43: A Maritime Tour

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2021/06/23

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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40:44

Episode 42: Seigneurs and Habitants

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2021/06/16

The relationship between aristocrat and peasant shifts as it crosses the Atlantic, creating a new category - the habitant.

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35:19

Episode 41: The King's Colony

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2021/06/09

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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37:18

Episode 40: Domestic Holiness

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2021/06/02

A distinct French Canadian religious identity begins to emerge out of the apocalyptical atmosphere on the St. Lawrence.

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36:18

Episode 39: The Runners of the Woods

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2021/05/26

1654-1660Ottawa traders and French backwoodsmen combine to bring the old Wendat fur network back to life.

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38:12

Episode 38: The Acadian Civil War

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2021/05/19

1635-1654Multiple Frenchmen vie for control over Acadia, drawing on support from Quebec, Paris, and Boston.

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36:31

Episode 37: We See Ourselves Dying

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2021/05/12

1650-4After seeking protection outside Quebec, refugees from the Wendat Confederacy remain vulnerable. But divisions within the Iroquois Confederacy present a diplomatic opportunity.

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Episode 36: The Remnants of This Ruined Nation

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2021/05/05

1649-1650After 200 years, the Wendat Confederacy suddenly collapses, upending the geo-political landscape of the Great Lakes region

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36:03

Episode 35: Bitter Resignation

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2021/04/28

1647-8When peace talks break down, Iroquois warriors strike into the heart of Huronia, threatening the very existence of the Laurentian coalition.

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Episode 34: Fractured Communities

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2021/04/21

1644-1646In the face of a common Iroquois military threat, both New France and the Wendat Confederacy undergo dramatic social and political change.

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