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Canadian roots of the French Revolution

Canadian roots of the French Revolution

Petun Huron influenced the thinking that led to it

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Dec 07, 2023
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Delacroix’s ‘Liberty Leading the People’ 1830

    A case can be made that Adario, a Petun Huron Indian from Nottawasaga Bay in southwestern Ontario, helped usher in the French Revolution. Adario is the name Baron de Lahontan gave Kandiaronk, a Petun Huron. They met in Michilmacinac (Mackinaw) in 1688. The baron was so impressed with Kandiaronk’s wit, wis…

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