Maple History: A Canadian History Podcast
Christina Austin
42 episodes · Explicit
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.
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Episodes
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Radisson Pt. 2 A Little Backstabbing for the Road
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…
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Pierre Esprit Radisson - No Betrayal Too Shameless
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…
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Coureurs des bois - Going Deep In The Bush For Beaver
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…
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Madeleine de Vercheres was Horrible
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.…
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Acadia Catch-Up
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…
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Demonic Possession in New France
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…
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The Last Great Feast of the Dead
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…
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Book Review of Isola
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.…
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Battle of Long Sault
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…
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New France - A Tough Sell For Colonists
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 &…
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Jean de Brebeuf and his Death Wish (aka Martyrdom)
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…
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The Destruction of Wendake Part 2
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…
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The Destruction of Wendake Part 1
A fragile peace fails and the destruction of the Wendat Confederacy begins. In this episode, we cover the legendary battles, the winter assault on St. Ignace and St. Louis, and the catastrophic losses that sent…
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The Beaver Wars Heat Up
The epidemics have ravaged both the Wendat and the Haudenosaunee but they are still competing in trade with the Europeans to get a hold of coveted goods. This leads to increasing violence and changes in warfare…
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Battle for the Soul of Wendake
As Christianity spread among the Wendat, faith became a fault line. This episode explores the growing conflict between converts and traditionalists, and how spiritual change reshaped community life during a moment of…
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Hélène Boullé: The Child Bride of Samuel de Champlain
A brief portrait of Hélène Boullé, whose life is often reduced to a line in Champlain’s story. This episode pauses to look at her on her own terms. Sources: Marie-Emmanuel Chabot, o.s.u., “BOULLÉ, HÉLÈNE, named de…
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Maple History Promo
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Epidemics and Upheaval in Wendat Society
In the 1630s, epidemics spread through Wendake and caused profound loss. This episode looks at how those outbreaks unfolded and how Wendat communities lived through that decade. Sources: The Children of Aateantsic: A…
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Canada's First Christmas Carol: The Huron Carol
The Huron Carol is the first Canadian Christmas Carol but the version we are most familiar with isn't the one that would have been sung by the early Wendat Christian. The original version written by Jean de Brébeuf has…
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The Life and Murder of Étienne Brûlé
Étienne Brûlé was one of the most important young men in the early days of New France. He acted as an interpreter and liaison between the Wendat Confederacy and the French traders and colonizers led by Samuel de…
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A Heroine and Cold Vengeance in Acadia
It is a battle for survival between D'Aulnay's forces and Françoise and La Tour's embattled garrison. This episode is a story of betrayal, bravery, and ambition that brings us an early Canadian heroine we will never…
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Rival French Ambitions Fuel Civil War in Acadia
Charles St Etienne de La Tour had lived in Acadia since he was a teenager and had been working to build this nascent French colony when another man, Charles de Menou d'Aulnay Charnize came with ambitions and an ego.…
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When English Privateers Conquered Quebec
The English had made progress with colonization in North America but they had eyes on Quebec too. In 1629 they made their move and things went terribly for the French colonists and Champlain over the next few years.…
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Jesuits In Quebec But Not To Make Friends
The Jesuits came to Quebec on a mission in 1625 to save souls and not to make friends. Champlain's Dream by David Hackett Fischer The Children of Aateantsic: A History of the Huron People to 1660 by Bruce Trigger…
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Acadia Divided Leads to Acadia In Flames
Some familiar faces return to Acadia where they are welcomed back by the Mi'kmaq but new people join the colony and it does not go well. Sources: John Mack Faragher, A Great and Noble Scheme: The Tragic Story of the…
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The Dutch Rock the Power Balance
The Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) got a shocking introduction to Europeans in 1609 when Champlain joined a raid into Haudenosaunee territory but they were quick to learn how to seek out other European allies for their…
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Champlain's Quebec Pt.2: Allies and Enemies
Champlain is back and forth between France and Canada as he tries to find his way into the well established trade and kinship networks of the Wendat. He also gets married and his choice of bride isn't great. Sources:…
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Champlain's Quebec Built on Wendat Power Part 1
*This episodes contains a detailed account of torture. Champlain steps dramatically into a complex world of ancient kinship networks, complex diplomacy, and a long simmering war when he founds the city of Quebec in…
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Whatever Happened to the Beothuk?
We take a look at the Beothuk people in this episode from their ancient beginnings on the island of Newfoundland to their demise through disease, starvation, and murder. It is a tragic story of the effects of…
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The Clumsy Beginning of Acadia
In this episode, we explore the early French attempts to settle in what would become Acadia, from Saint Croix to the more promising shores of Port-Royal. Who were the people who came? What were they hoping for? And how…
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Enter Champlain
There had been a few men with colonial ambitions from France but they had all ended in failure. Champlain starts his colonial career as an observer ready to learn some lessons from his predecessors. Maple History…
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Mourning Wars and a Violent World
Today's episode is a discussion of the violence in both the Wendat world and Europe. We will be talking about the Mourning Wars between the Wendat and Haudenosaunee and the scale of the violence of the wars waged in…
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Marguerite de la Rocque de Roberval: An Unjust Footnote
Marguerite de la Rocque de Roberval's story of being marooned on an island off of Newfoundland in 1542 is something that amazes everyone who hears it but she keeps getting shunted to a footnote in the story of the…
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The Disappearance of the St. Lawrence Iroquois
Between when Cartier and Champlain arrived in North America, the St. Lawrence Iroquois ‘disappeared’. Where did they go and why did they go? Maybe we should ask the Basques. The Children of Aateantsic: A History of…
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Cartier and Roberval's Tag Team To Colonial Failure
All but one of Cartier's kidnapped Stadaconans have died but he's ready to make his third voyage back to Canada. This time he's second in command to Roberval and, let's just say, they don't make a great team. Further…
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Donnacona and Cartier
A fateful meeting between two worlds where some bold kidnapping starts off this relationship between Donnacona and Cartier. Sources: Trigger, Bruce. The Children of Aataentsic: A History of the Huron People to 1660.…
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The Haudenosaunee (aka The Iroquois) Sky Woman to The Great Law of Peace
An exploration of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy including a close look at the Sky Woman story and The Great Law of Peace. Sources: Johansen, Bruce Elliott, and Barbara Alice Mann, editors. Encyclopedia of the…
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Always Wendat, Sometimes Huron
A closer look at the spirituality, cultural norms, The Feast of the Dead burial ritual, and overall society of the Wendat Confederacy. Be warned that there is some discussion of torture and somewhat graphic…
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Whirlwind Tour of Indigenous People in Canada
A cross country tour of the historical Indigenous nations in what is now Canada. Sources: Alan D. McMillan & Eldon Yellowhorn, First People in Canada 3rd Ed Carolyn Podruchny, “Trickster Lessons in Early Canadian…
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Indelible Connections
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…
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Beyond Beringia: How People Came to North America
An examination of the old and new theories of how humans came to North America and became the ancient ancestors of the Indigenous people on the continent. Sources: The Indigenous Paleolithic of the Western Hemisphere…
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Brief Introduction
This is just a quick introduction for the Canadian history podcast that will cover as much of our history as I can manage. Get extra content on Patreon or Substack Follow me on TikTok @MapleHistoryPod Follow me on…
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