Indigenous peoples of New France

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The Indigenous peoples of New France were the diverse First Nations and Inuit communities who inhabited the regions colonized by France in North America, playing central roles in its trade, diplomacy, and cultural exchange.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf First Nations and Inuit communities
Indigenous peoples
historical population
affectedBy Seven Years' War
Treaty of Paris 1763
epidemic diseases introduced by Europeans
conflictedWith British colonists
Haudenosaunee Confederacy
countryOfColonialContext Kingdom of France
culturalContribution canoe technology
fur trade routes
knowledge of North American geography
place names in French Canada
snowshoe technology
ethnicGroupIncludes Abenaki
Abitibi
Algonquin
Anishinaabe peoples
linked to: Anishinabek

Assiniboine
Cree
Huron-Wendat
linked to: Wyandot

Illinois Confederation
Innu
Inuit
Maliseet
Mi'kmaq
linked to: Mi’kmaq

Montagnais
Neutral Nation
Nipissing
Odawa
Ojibwe
Petun
Saulteaux
formedAllianceWith Abenaki Nation
linked to: Abenaki

French colonial authorities
Huron-Wendat Confederacy
Mi'kmaq Nation
linked to: Mi’kmaq
interactedWith French colonists
French fur traders
French missionaries
languageFamilyIncludes Algonquian languages
Inuit languages
Iroquoian languages
legalStatusAfter1763 Indigenous peoples under British colonial rule in North America
locatedIn New France
North America
majorEconomicActivity agriculture
fishing
fur trapping
hunting
playedRoleIn cultural exchange in New France
diplomacy in New France
fur trade in New France
religion Indigenous spiritual traditions
timePeriod 16th century
17th century
18th century

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Giuseppe Bressani wroteAbout Indigenous peoples of New France
subject linked to: Father Giuseppe Bressani
Battle of the Restigouche belligerent Mi'kmaq allies of France
linked to: Indigenous peoples of New France
First voyage to North America (1534) metWith Indigenous peoples of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence region
linked to: Indigenous peoples of New France
Kittanning Expedition opponentAlliance Lenape allied with New France
linked to: Indigenous peoples of New France
Sébastien Rale missionaryTo Indigenous peoples of New France
Battle of Ogoula Tchetoka opponent French-allied Native Americans
linked to: Indigenous peoples of New France