Chronicles
Samuel de Champlain, founder of Quebec City, is often called the father of New France. He was, in fact, the first French man to choose to battle wind and tides in order to establish a permanent settlement in the St. Lawrence valley. He also established the foundations of the fur trade, by maintaining good relations with the Amerindian peoples. Without his determination, would New France have come into being? Many historians have asked that very question...

In 1908, during the Quebec’s 300th anniversary, several events commemorated the contribution made by this man. Samuel de Champlain was celebrated in historical processions and his face appeared on stamps and post cards. As we approach the 400th anniversary of the founding of Quebec City, Champlain still stirs up admiration for the major contribution he made to the history of our country.  This series of chronicles will give you an opportunity to discover – or rediscover – this man, who was both fascinating and enigmatic.
  

Carte géographique tirée de l’ouvrage de Champlain «Les voyages de la Nouvelle France occidentale (...)»
Source: ICMH no 90023, de Notre mémoire en ligne, produit par Canadiana.org
 
First episode
Samuel de Champlain's Early Days

Second episode
Champlain the explorer

Third episode
Champlain the cartographer

Fourth episode
Champlain, Promoter of an Important Project

Fifth episode
Champlain and the Native peoples

Sixth episode
Champlain the Warrior

Seventh episode
Champlain the Administrator

Eighth episode
Champlain the Ethnobiologist


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