Stadacona
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Stadacona was a 16th-century St. Lawrence Iroquoian village not far from where Quebec City was founded in 1608.
History
Miꞌkmaq), a neighbouring people who had attacked one of their forts the previous spring, killing 200 inhabitants. Despite efforts by the people of the village, Cartier seized some inhabitants and their chief,[2] but later released Donnacona, who agreed for his two sons, Taignoagny and Domagaya,[3] to return with Cartier to France for a year.[4]
Cartier returned to Stadacona with Donnacona's sons on his next voyage in 1535–1536, where he recorded a word they had used to refer to their home: "They call a town, Kanata" (
Haudenosaunee confederacy (Five Nations) to the south situated near Lake Ontario.[9]
Samuel de Champlain later chose the location of the village to establish the colony of l'Habitation, which eventually grew into the city of Québec.
See also
References
- ^ Conrad Margaret, Finkel Alvin, Jaenen Cornelius. History of the Canadian Peoples: Beginnings to 1867. Mississauga: Copp Clark Pitman. 1993, p. 92.
- ^ Nelles H.V.. "A Little History of Canada". Don Mills, Ontario. 2005, p. 20.
- ^ Francis Douglas, Jones Richard, Smith Donald B.. "Journeys: A History of Canada". Toronto, Ontario. Thomson Nelson. 2006, p. 27.
- ^ Conrad Margaret, Finkel Alvin, Jaenen Cornelius. History of the Canadian Peoples: Beginnings to 1867. Mississauga: Copp Clark Pitman. 1993, p. 92.
- ^ Francis Douglas, Jones Richard, Smith Donald B.. "Journeys: A History of Canada". Toronto, Ontario. Thomson Nelson. 2006, p. 27.
- ^ Francis Douglas, Jones Richard, Smith Donald B.. "Journeys: A History of Canada". Toronto, Ontario. Thomson Nelson. 2006, p. 27.
- ^ Nelles H.V.. "A Little History of Canada". Don Mills, Ontario. 2005, p. 20.
- ^ Conrad Margaret, Finkel Alvin, Jaenen Cornelius. History of the Canadian Peoples: Beginnings to 1867. Mississauga: Copp Clark Pitman. 1993, p. 93.
- ^ Conrad Margaret, Finkel Alvin, Jaenen Cornelius. History of the Canadian Peoples: Beginnings to 1867. Mississauga: Copp Clark Pitman. 1993, p. 93.