Canada

Until the sixteenth century the Mi’kmaq, one of the northernmost tribes on the Atlantic coast, lived a traditional lifestyle based on hunting, fishing, and gathering … Continued

French exploration into what would later become New France (and which would eventually become Canada) began in 1534 with Jacques Cartier. In 1540, King Francois … Continued

In 1670, Prince Rupert, a duke, three earls, and other nobles subscribed to the Company of Adventurers of England Trading Into Hudson’s Bay and were … Continued

( – promoted by navajo) With the impending canonization of Kateri Tekakwitha – the 17-century Mohawk woman who tended to the sick and elderly will … Continued

Shortly after the Norse colonization of Greenland under Erik the Red in 986, there were reports by the Viking sea kings of three new lands … Continued

One of the strongly held policies among the Euro-American colonial powers was that aboriginal peoples should not be allowed to develop any mineral resources on … Continued

The Prince of Wales toured Canada in 1860 and during this tour he met with a number of First Nations groups. The Prince arrived in … Continued

When the French first entered North America, their primary focus was on gaining wealth through the fur trade. They viewed Indians as trading partners, as … Continued

( – promoted by navajo) This is a short diary and just touches the subject but I wanted to call attention to this issue.  With … Continued

In 1876 the United States declared war on the Sioux in order to obtain the Black Hills in what is now South Dakota. Subsequently, Lt. … Continued