Ottawa History Hub Podcast
1) The Fall of New France
So far, New France has been at the heart of our narrative, but that came to an end with the Seven-Years War. This episode discusses the war, the 1759 Fall of Quebec, and the 1763 Treaty of Paris that...Show More
2) The Beaver Wars Part 2
Also known as the French-Iroquois Wars, the Beaver Wars were fought across the Great-Lakes region and created a refugee crisis, spread plagues and reformed alliances from 1609-1701. The future of the...Show More
3) The Beaver Wars Part 1
Also known as the French-Iroquois Wars, the Beaver Wars were fought across the Great-Lakes region and created a refugee crisis, spread plagues and reformed alliances from 1609-1701. The future of the...Show More
4) The Recollects
Alongside the Coureurs de Bois, the merchants and artisans of the colony, and the soldiers, missionaries were another important pillar of New France. Recollect Missionaries accompanied many traders a...Show More
5) Samuel de Champlain
Samuel de Champlain was the famed military man, explorer extraordinaire, founder of Quebec City, and governor of New France in all but official title. He navigated the Ottawa River, and was the first...Show More
6) Etienne Brule
Etienne Brule was the first coureur de bois, an independent fur trader operating in the Saint Laurence Basin. He travelled up the Ottawa River in 1610, learnt to speak several Indigenous languages to...Show More
7) The Algonquin
This episode introduces the Algonquin, an Anishinaabe people who've inhabited the Ottawa area for more than two thousand years. It includes elements of their language (Anishinaabemowin), religion (Mi...Show More
8) The Champlain Sea
Before Ottawa was Ottawa, it was a forest, and before it was a forest, it was under 80m of water as an extension of the Atlantic Ocean. Whales, seals, walrus and other marine animals called it home. ...Show More
9) Introduction
This is the introduction to the Ottawa History Hub Podcast. I introduce the city and give some of the planned structure to the podcast going forward.