La forêt

Summary of the adventure of the first French colony in America on St. Croix Island (New Brunswick) in 1604.

This episode describes the qualities that make Champlain a good geographer.

This episode explains the theories surrounding Champlain's lost astrolabe.

In contact with colonizing Spain, Champlain understands the possibilities that America offers.

This episode explains how the capture of Constantinople in 1453 made access to Asia more difficult and pushed Champlain and other explorers to find a new route to Asia.

This episode explains the importance of Champlain's writings which served as promotional tools.

Champlain goes to court to try to get funding for his projects.

Champlain crossed the Atlantic 27 times. In this episode, we describe the journey and the difficulties encountered during these crossings. In 1611, the crossing took 74 days.

During his career in America, Champlain witnessed scenes of torture among the Indigenous peoples. During his career in America, Champlain witnessed scenes of torture among the Aboriginal people.

This episode describes the meeting of Champlain and the Montagnais in 1603.

Summary of Brûlé's role in adopting the Indigenous way of life

A summary of the relationship between Helen and Samuel and a description of the contrast between European and Indigenous male-female relationships as Champlain would have observed them.

This episode tells the tragic story of Nicolas de Vignau.

Description of Huronia at the time Champlain visited this region in 1615