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Episode 37: We See Ourselves Dying
1650-4
After seeking protection outside Quebec, refugees from the Wendat Confederacy remain vulnerable. But divisions within the Iroquois Confederacy…
5 years, 1 month ago
Episode 36: The Remnants of This Ruined Nation
1649-1650
After 200 years, the Wendat Confederacy suddenly collapses, upending the geo-political landscape of the Great Lakes region
5 years, 1 month ago
Episode 35: Bitter Resignation
1647-8
When peace talks break down, Iroquois warriors strike into the heart of Huronia, threatening the very existence of the Laurentian coalition.
5 years, 1 month ago
Episode 34: Fractured Communities
1644-1646
In the face of a common Iroquois military threat, both New France and the Wendat Confederacy undergo dramatic social and political change.
5 years, 2 months ago
Episode 33: This Country is But One Scene of Massacre
1644-1646
With Iroquois warriors closing off the fur trade, governor Montmagny is forced to contemplate abandoning his indigenous allies.
5 years, 2 months ago
Episode 32: Kinship of the Flesh
1640-1643
Devastated by war and disease, Algonquins on the Ottawa and St. Lawrence attempt to construct a new community by re-shaping European religio…
5 years, 2 months ago
Episode 31: Ste Marie Among the Hurons
1637-8
The Jesuits construct their own mission settlement within the Wendat Confederacy, re-shaping the social and political landscape of Huronia.
5 years, 2 months ago
Episode 30: Mourning War
1637
Fueled by the destructive force of European diseases, the geo-political stability of the Great Lakes region breaks down, opening a period of sust…
5 years, 3 months ago
Episode 29: Pestilence and Witchcraft
1637
Multiple waves of European infectious diseases sweep through the Great Lakes region, radically altering the societies there.
5 years, 3 months ago
Episode 28: Soldiers of God
1634
In re-establishing a mission within the Wendat Confederacy, the Jesuits find themselves at the centre of a complex diplomatic network.
5 years, 3 months ago