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Maple History: A Canadian History Podcast

by Christina Austin

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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…
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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…
Coureurs des bois - Going Deep In The Bush For Beaver

September 25, 2026 · 26 min

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. Sources The Canadian Frontier 1534-1760, Revised…
Madeleine de Vercheres was Horrible

August 20, 2026 · 32 min

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. Sources: Heroines &…
Acadia Catch-Up

July 23, 2026 · 16 min

Let's take a quick look at what was happening in Acadia after the feud between D'Aulney and La Tour ended. Sources: A Great and Noble Scheme by John Mack Faragher The Aboiteau in Acadia (info about the unique dike system used in…

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Demonic Possession in New France

July 2, 2026 · 42 min

New France was slowly attracting colonists in 1660 but one of the young women who came to the colony in those early days soon became tormented by demons set upon her by a jilted suitor. There were many people who tried to help her but the…
The Last Great Feast of the Dead

June 18, 2026 · 33 min

In 1636 the last great Wendat Feast of the Dead was held in what is now Ontario. The Wendat Confederacy only had a few years left before the devastation of the diseases brought by European colonizers and the war with the Haudenosaunee…
Book Review of Isola

June 4, 2026 · 14 min

Is Isola by Allegra Goodman Worth Reading? - Reese Witherspoon Book Club Review I told the story of Marguerite de la Rocque de Roberval and how she was marooned on the Isle of Demons off the coast of Quebec in 1541. Isola is a…
Battle of Long Sault

April 30, 2026 · 21 min

Adam Dollard des Ormeaux’s last stand at Long Sault became one of New France’s most enduring legends but the real battle was far messier. This week, I look at what actually happened at Long Sault, why the French lost so badly, and how a…
New France - A Tough Sell For Colonists

April 16, 2026 · 23 min

What made New France so hard to establish? A look at the realities of early settlement and slow colonial growth. Fischer, David Hackett. Champlain’s Dream: The European Founding of North America. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2008 Jacques…
Jean de Brebeuf and his Death Wish (aka Martyrdom)

March 26, 2026 · 27 min

The Jesuit priest Father Jean de Brebeuf spend over 20 years in Wendake and New France with a deep desire to suffer for the glory of God. Saving souls and martyrdom were never far from his mind. When the Haudenosaunee made there large…
The Destruction of Wendake Part 2

March 12, 2026 · 28 min

March 16, 1649 was a fateful day for the Wendat Confederacy. An attack by the Haudenosaunee led to difficult decisions needing to be made for the survival of the Wendat people. Sources The Children of Aateantsic: A History of the Huron…

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A Canadian history podcast where the host, Christina Austin, invites friends to revisit what they may have learned in history class by giving a fuller picture of Canadian history beginning with the earliest human inhabitation until the years after the World Wars. https://maplehistorypodcast.ca/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.