Louis-Hector de Callière
| Louis-Hector de Callière | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Governor General of New France |
Louis-Hector de Callière was the Governor General of New France.[1]
In Anishinabek News
- June 2015: He initiated the peace process in 1700 by sending emissaries to invite nations throughout the Great Lakes to a conference. During the Great Peace of Montreal, he hosted delegates in a grand pavilion and provided gifts of bread and wine. He urged the Nipissings to adopt farming to reduce their dependence on dwindling hunting grounds.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Revisiting the site of one of the most important diplomatic meetings of Canada’s early history", Anishinabek News, 8 June 2015 (archived copy; original article).