The Indigenous Studies Program held a lecture with our guest, Scott Berthelette.听 Dr. Scott Berthelette, a Red River M茅tis, is an assistant professor specializing in the history of New France, Indigenous peoples, the fur trade, and Euro-Indigenous relations in North America. He holds a PhD in History from the University of Saskatchewan.
Description of Lecture:听Scott鈥檚 talk aims to situate seventeenth-century听Haudenosaunee听history in a wider Atlantic or global context.听In 1687, French forces captured听Haudenosaunee听delegates during a peace negotiation, sending some of them as captives to France. This presentation explores the harsh treatment, privation, and forced labour these听Haudenosaunee听captives endured on the creaky on the wooden world of the galley ship.
Event Details:
LEA 429 1:30 pm
There will be snacks and beverages.
