Category Archives: Aboriginal

ABORIGINALS Truganini

Posted on April 5, 2021 by beaugrand

ABORIGINALS Truganini was the sole survivor of the Oyster Cove group and was again moved to Hobart. She died three years later and was buried at the former Female Factory at the Cascades, a suburb of Hobart. Tuganini was a … Continue reading →

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Thomas Aubert

Posted on March 27, 2020 by beaugrand

  Thomas Aubert Thomas Aubert, originating in Rouen, France was a sailor, navigator of Dieppe and one of the first French explorers of the New World. In 1508, probably in the company of Giovanni da Verrazano for the coast of … Continue reading →

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The French Language

Posted on March 23, 2020 by beaugrand

The French Language Grammar There are several grammatical features that exist in spoken Québec French that make it distinct from Metropolitan French. For example, the syntax of informally spoken Québec French makes much lesser use of specifiers such as relative … Continue reading →

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Slavery in Canada

Posted on December 11, 2019 by beaugrand

Slavery in Canada includes both that practiced by First Nations from earliest times and that under European colonization. While Britain did not ban slavery in present-day Canada (and the rest of colonies) until 1833, the practice of slavery was ended … Continue reading →

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Quebec City

Posted on November 6, 2019 by beaugrand

Quebec City was founded in 1608. New France refers to the North American region colonized by France. The territory stretched from Newfoundland to the Canadian prairies as well as from Hudson Bay to the Gulf of Mexico. The French desired … Continue reading →

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ABORIGINALS 

Posted on July 31, 2018 by beaugrand

  ABORIGINALS Truganini was the sole survivor of the Oyster Cove group and was again moved to Hobart. She died three years later and was buried at the former Female Factory at the Cascades, a suburb of Hobart. Tuganini was … Continue reading →

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