Québec: A Discourse on Nations | Chapter I - Née dans les lis.

"Québec: A discourse on Nations" is a three-part documentary series exploring the concept of nationhood through the example of the Canadian province of Québec. In these videos we aim to explore the many phases and evolutions of French Canadian identity, while also exploring the history of Canada with a focus on this region of the country.
In this first episode we explore the very origins of this story -- from its very origins. Going from the arrival of the Early First Nations to the aftermath of the British Conquest, looking through the history of New France: The French North American colony, and the reason why there are French people in Canada in the first place. Our objective with this video will be to lay out a comprehensive background to then proceed with the developments of the XIXth century.
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Introduction (0:00)
Prologue: Ice and Fire (4:19)
Part I: Je me souviens (11:14)
Part II: La Conquête/The Conquest (35:26)
Part III: Never will be slaves (45:49)
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Claude Sirois, for the beautiful guitar rendition of Gens du Pays in the Introduction.
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Arienne from SeeYouSoon Travel, for the clip of the Fortress of Louisbourg. • THE FORTRESS OF LOUISB...
Keith O'Sullivan, for his song "Native American Style Flute Music - Alaxsxaq Thunder Flute" in the Prologue.
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"Minuet in G" by Ludwig van Beethoven:
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"Gens du Pays" rendition by Claude Sirois:
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Native American Style Flute Music - Alaxsxaq Thunder Flute" by Keith O'Sullivan:
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"Frühlingsstimmen Waltz, Op. 410 / Voices of the Spring" by Johann Strauss II:
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"William Tell Overture" by Gioachino Rossini:
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"The Swan Lake" by Pyotr Ilych Tchaikovsky, rendition by TodayMaker:
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"Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2" by Franz Liszt:
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"L'Egyptienne" by Philippe Rameau performed by Grigory Sokolov, curated and stored by ADGO:
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"God Save the Queen"
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Fife and Drum cover of the American Anthem by The United States Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps (found in FMA under a Public Domain License)
"On the Hills of Manchuria" by Ilya Shatrov:
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[@Kraut_the_Parrot]

awesome man, can't wait for the premier. I know this will be great.

[@Flow86767]

Thank you Kraut for introducing us to such a talented creator!

[@jamesabestos2800]

@@Flow86767 These videos are also an 1 hour long It makes me cry

[@Flow86767]

@@jamesabestos2800 Cries of pain or cries of joy?

[@jamesabestos2800]

@@Flow86767 1. They'll take months 2. Quality > Quantity

[@Gamenetreviews]

Kraut you should mirror this on your channel

[@medenos9683]

You can't understand how happy it makes me, a Québécois, to have someone outside of Québec and Canada take interest in our history!

[@onecertainesquire486]

Looking good lads, glad to see the Polandball-Documentary KZbin really blowing up

[@matijas7994]

this shall crush those country humains

[@mercenarygundam1487]

It's ALOT more easier than trying to explain real life history word for word.

[@UnitedJupiter91]

What other channels should I check out for these? I came from Kraut and I’m hooked (and my new job gives me a lot of time to listen)

[@rufushale8612]

@@UnitedJupiter91 There was also a channel called Brain4Breakfast who was one of the first people to successfully do Polandball content, his videos were really good, though he unexpectedly and tragically died two years ago. But his channel is still up, and I'd recommend watching some of his back catalogue if you're looking for stuff to do

[@MidgeCat]

@@rufushale8612 Brain4Breakfast was definitely the best example of the genre. It's an absolute wonder to see his legacy and format live on through channels such as Kraut

[@hushthecipher]

We need a whole youtuber squad just doing diffrent animated countryballs documentaries, shit would be awesome.

[@Pixelnova_]

Bro it would be great to see more people doing stuff in this style

[@truegamer_007]

Patience, the Avengers took 6 years, this will take time too 😉

[@jamesabestos2800]

@@Pixelnova_ there is that potential there just needs to be demand

[@sownheard]

History Ball lessons are the best

[@bryanmiralda1277]

Oh the old days when this was once true.

[@emarley05]

As a french, i feel ashamed that we neglected parts of our own people. Thanks a lot for providing this documentary, it helped me understand more of Québec's history !

[@patapax7033]

As an Eastern European I have no idea about how colonialism works and this subject was handed extremely well, not only giving great explanation about the history of this region of North America, but also showing how it connected to the overall French-British rivalry and the European economy as a whole. The delivery is perfect, small memes pique interests while not being too flashy. Came from Kraut, not disappointed, you gained a fan.

[@civilengineer3349]

I think even Eastern Europe had colonialism from the Germans expanding eastwards since the Middle Ages and when the Tsar was expanding his Empire eastward and southward

[@cakeisyummy5755]

@@civilengineer3349 Latvia kinda had an Empire.

[@someguysomeone3543]

@a lil useless shit New Courland, an island of the coasts in west Africa that was colonised by the duchy of Courland which technically it was a vassal of the Polish-Lithuanian commonwealth.

[@Alaryk111]

@אלף החרב They had Trynidad for 10years or so but Latvia wasn't even independent but rather a Polish client state.

[@patapax7033]

@@civilengineer3349 Hmm well yeah, what Russia did in Siberia and Central Asia was very much a colonial expansion. You can argue Teutonic expansion into Prussia and Livonia would be one as well, although it hadn't been supervised by a large colonial empire as much as it has been an effort made by a greatly autonomous organization which, save for owning few possessions in mainland Germany, was centrally located in the area it expanded in, so it does not necessarily hit my idea of what colonialism is. I was mostly referring to the western style colonialism deeply linked with overseas expansion, something I do not know much about. I overlooked this since I was mostly having in mind the region East of the iron curtain as a whole.

[@desafiogameplays6113]

“WOooo baby! That’s what I’ve been waiting for!”

[@zenothemeano4381]

The fact that this has less than 2000 views is a literal crime.

[@RavignonCh]

Share it around with your friends and anyone you think would like it! That's the only way it'll get more views XD

[@jeremybeau8334]

He is just starting...

[@carlwest5936]

The fact that quebec did genocide, sexual assault and WAR CRIMES to us natives is ACTUALLY A LITERAL CRIME

[@carlwest5936]

Yet they won’t even apologize. Quebec is the most pathetic province in Canada.

[@raoul3646]

@@carlwest5936 Oh and the rest of Canada was so kind with natives everybody knows it...

[@SRondeau]

As a Historian specialized in Canadian History, I must say this expose is rather well done. Some things would need to be clarified, but in general, this is a great work of vulgarization. Bravo! Good job sir!

[@carlwest5936]

Did you just happen to forget the unspeakable war crimes, genocides and organized mass sexual assaults quebec did to the natives? Or do you people just try to sweep it under the carpet as usual?

[@emilelocas5496]

@@carlwest5936 war crimes against natives. What war are you talking about? Also are the genocide, war crimes and sexual assault perpetrated by quebec recent or did they happen when quebec didnt exist. Like I canr tell if youre completely historically illiterate or if you know something I dont

[@carlwest5936]

@@emilelocas5496 Mass graves are genocide. If only you knew how many hundreds of thousands of natives are under the earth you are on

[@emilelocas5496]

@@carlwest5936 thats not what I asked. There was also never more than a 100 thousand native Americans at once in quebec until recently. Also the only god damn war I can think of is the huron/iroquois war and the side that the french sided with lost heavily to the iroquois who were allied with the British and they completely destroyed the huron civilization. Also please point me to these mass graves, I know of the one we found in bc, but I cant find any in Quebec specifically. The agressive policies of assimilation were passed in the late 18 hundreds when quebec wasnt in charge of anything. McDonald and the government of united canada before 1867 are the ones who made these laws. Quebec is not without its fault or blame when it comes to the native, but you dont seem to care about what actually happened.

[@SRondeau]

Mr West, it is an undeniable historic fact that the French colonists that settled in the Saint Laurence valley where the ONLY Europeans to be formally invited to do so (at the Great Tabagie Alliance of 1603 signed in Tadoussac with the native Algonkian tribes that occupied what is now Quebec at the time). The French occupation of the Saint Laurence valley was accomplished without war, enslavement or genocide of the local population. The only war French settlers fought were against the Iroquois Confederation of Upstate New York who were at war with France's native allies. The forceful removal of territories, the establishment of reservations and the institution of the Indian laws as well as of the Boarding schools were done under British and Canadian rule, not by the Quebecois. Might I also remind you that Quebekers also suffered from the yoke of the Catholic Church whose members also raped, abused and killed many of its orphans and institutionalized citizens throughout the 19th and first half of the 20th Century? Quebekers have to answer for abandoning their native allies and letting their religious and political elites play the game of the anglo economic and colonial establishment that wanted to eradicate native culture if not the natives themselves. John A MacDonald wanted to elimitate "the savages" as he called them (as he also wanted to elimitate French Canadians living outside of Quebec), for they were a foil in his ideal of a British North America. To do so, he used all the tools at his disposal including the Catholic Church, all too willing to play its part in exange for having its power over French Canada maintained... As for modern events, Quebec has, as the rest of Canadian Provinces, severely neglected to defend the rights and living conditions of its First Nations for economic and political reasons: the mining, loging & energy lobbys doing their best from BC to Atlantic Canada to step on Native Lands and exploit them for their own benefit...

[@audetnicolas]

If you liked it, please consider becoming a Patron. I just did. As a Québécois I find that there isn't a lot on KZbin about the history of Québec. That series is off to a great start. Btw: the arrangement of "Gens du pays" for the guitar was wonderful.

[@Flow86767]

Sérieux je crois que c’est le meilleur vidéo d’histoire du Québec sur KZbin, merci NomadStar!

[@darkspace1234]

Ta raison cest crissement bon

[@HyperGnome]

Et y a pas de sous titres français, c'est un scandale un peu.

[@Flow86767]

@@HyperGnome Ouais c’est vrai que c’est un peu hypocrite, mais le mec y parle pas français. Faudrais que quelqu’un se porte volontaire pour sous-titrer le vidéo en français.

[@jkr9594]

"Seriously, I think this is the best Quebec history video on KZbin, thanks NomadStar!" translating for all english speakers.

[@HyperGnome]

@@Flow86767 Hypocrite non, mais juste dommage quoi.

[@RyandracusChapman]

Je trouve que cette vidéo a été très bien faite. La qualité et votre façon de présenter les informations sont tellement captivantes pis professionnelles. En tant que cadien de la Louisiane, j'ai bien aimé l'histoire de la Nouvelle France pis les interactions avec les autochtones. Des coureurs de bois aux champs de batailles de la guerre de sept ans je m'intéresse trop à l'histoire de la nation québécoise parce qu'eux autres représente une forteresse de la langue française en Amérique du Nord. Les québécois nous donnent du pouvoir pis de l'espoir de garder nos cultures françaises. Vive le Québec, Vive le Canada français, Vive la Louisiane, pis vive l'Amérique française.

[@sotch2271]

Continue a maintenir ta culture, vous êtes encores spéciaux, quelqu'un d'alabama ou de new york n'est pas comme vous, n'a pas été former par les même choses etc

[@shawa666]

Said it in the live chat, And I'll say it, this is the best video on youtoube about Québec's origins, by a light-year. Not even close. You've condensed in an hour all of a year's worth of history classes. Chapeau

[@RavignonCh]

This is incredibly flattering, thank you very much :D If you liked the video please share it around. It would really help me continue making this series.

[@shawa666]

@@RavignonCh Done. r/quebec will eat it up.

[@ultanna]

@@shawa666 r/quebec brought me here and i'm pleased with the result!

[@MitchellEnglishTeacher]

Every time you said “beaver wars,” I heard “Bieber wars,” and honestly I like that a lot more.

[@outerspace7391]

When I heard about the Beaver Wars I was instantly reminded of Bill's "History of the world, I guess" video, in a line where he said "Can you get to India through North America? No, but at least there's beaver." I always thought it was just a joke, I had no idea beavers were so important at the time.

[@hisownfool1]

The way a native Spanish speaker would pronounce “beaver” would sound like “Bieber” because b and v are pronounced more or less the same. My last name has a v in the middle but when i speak Spanish i make a b-like sound.

[@StudioNetcom]

Bieber war: nobody wants him but someone's gotta take him. I think both English and French Canadian can agree, for once, that we're better off with him living in the US. 🤣🤣🤣

[@korakys]

I watched with auto-translations due to the thick accent and it actually transcribes it as "beiber wars" ^_^; 21:30 31:00

[@orenum]

Love from a Franco-Albertan!

[@reaper64]

Hâte de voir notre histoire d'un autre points de vue!

[@Le_gros_gar]

@German-American Dude ew tête carée

[@carlo.mgrenon6406]

@German-American Dude Among Us sus

[@AB_5thAlb_1stLt_M]

@German-American Dude why

[@niconilo97]

@German-American Dude lol

[@ommsterlitz1805]

@marek nitka Well that must be why English is shitty then since it's 50% French words

[@MONFLYINGSAUCER]

This is the first time ever that I see a video on Quebec biasfree and without anything wrong I could spot. Good job for the video! Can't wait for the next one, Bonne journée!

[@kevincronk7981]

Since Kraut had to stop making them for a while, I'm glad you're making these long documentary style videos

[@bergouyo1470]

+100 Gratitude points *The entire nation of Quebec liked that*

[@henrybricks2953]

6:18 "can still sell house to ben shapiro" Absolute gold

[@Elibel77]

Bonjour NomadStar! I am a Quebecer of french descent and I just stumbled on your channel after someone put your clip on a Quebec History group (yah, I'm historian)... I must say, after 4 minutes, I knew this was already a much better clip than what I usually see on my nation/province... Just the titles of chapters and the music show that this is very well researched... I appreciate your effort very much and look forward to see more! (although, at 49:05, we were not Quebecers, but still "canadiens". Quebecers/Québécois doesn't happen before the 1960s.) I would suggest a deeper dig into the contemporary realities of the First nations (kudos btw on the intro, using their flags... an anachronism easily forgivable but also real names and cultural elements), as it would add a layer of analysis to your concept of "nation", but it would probably be better served by a clip on (de)colonization, the laws abiding native people around the world and the challenges it represents, both for these nations and these states... Keep up this great work! Subscribed already. :)

[@crkcrk702]

No publicity, only long and hard work, historical rechearches, good jokes and cool drawing. Seriously this is way above than many history youtubers today.

[@OKWqc]

Belle touche pour la musique de l'intro: Gens du pays!!! VIve Gilles Vigneault!!!

[@tylerboylan9941]

My cousin married a man from Amqui and as an American living in the city I have a very fond memory of being a young child and visiting the beautiful countryside and small quaint town. Always wanted to learn more about Québec and I’m glad I finally got such an immersive experience. Well done!

[@AlexanderjFraser1]

As a Nova Scotian, I'm sorta embarrassed with how much I didn't know before watching this video. Hyped for the next one.

[@teardataco8913]

lmfao 80% of your ancestors got kidnapped behind your back, son.

[@teardataco8913]

or neighbors... whatever lol.

[@rugvedkulkarni1593]

@@teardataco8913 What?

[@teardataco8913]

@@rugvedkulkarni1593 watch the video to understand the joke

[@rugvedkulkarni1593]

@@teardataco8913 I watched the video. I don't know what you are talking about?

[@raphaelcuilleraphyxmaestro2073]

As a French Canadian / Québécois myself, I approve of this. Excellent work, you got another suscriber! I'm surprised you included Limousin region for the settlers' dialects but not the ones from the former Poitou, Saintonge and Angoulême (nowadays merged into Poitou-Charentes) of western France, a lot of the settlers to New-France came from there and our accent mostly ressembles theirs. [Yeah I've been heavily interested in France's languages and dialects for like two weeks now x)]

[@ultanna]

As a Québecois i can tell you that video is solid gold! if part 2 and 3 are as well documented as part 1, maybe the Rest of Canada will understand why we have different stance on so many topics, especially language and culture!

[@JL-dance]

They don’t want to understand, they just want to crush any dissent to their british dominance. They call us a parasite on Canada and a drain on resources because we manage to be successful without selling ourselves out completely to foreign companies, the fucking irony i swear.

[@m.a.118]

Part 1 is the easy bit... Stuffs going to get controversial and the comments section will come alive once 1759 hits.

[@JL-dance]

@Crystax reaper yet they still spout the same jokes of us wanting to separate all the time. The media in other parts of Canada see us as a mild annoyance more than anything and it’s really frustrating that we’re treated this way just because Quebec’s history isn’t taught outside the province. I’m definitely not a separatist but sometimes i feel like Canada is just holding us back, especially the conservative party.

[@emilelocas5496]

@@JL-dance how do you know the history or quebec and is not a separatist. We were abducted by force in 1760 and annexed by force in 1840. Culturally and politically there is no reason for quebec and canada to be in the same country. (The only major political party in quebec that isnt separatist is the liberal party)

[@carlwest5936]

Yeah just ignore all the war crimes, genocide and sexual assault they did to all the natives, huh? You ppl make me sick

[@yaelvacacenteno1382]

This was such a great video, I'm from Mexico and I have been recently very interested in the history of New France! I think your approach to the theme of the video was wonderful, as well as the condensed information and the great drawings truly make this video an enjoyable experience. I can't wait for the second and third parts of this video to come out! I just finished reading a book about New France called "Une breve historie des peuples de la Nouvelle-France" and this video was a great complement to this book I just read, such an insightful video! Thank you very much. I personally do consider French Canadians to be Latin Americans, because they are culturally and linguistically descended form the French, and I think they are such an interesting people, being the most isolated and septentrional Latins. Hispanic America and Brazil are connected to each other, the Latin countries of Europe border each other, but Québec and Acadia are far away in the north, disconnected from everything, surrounded by completely different cultures, which I find surprising to say the least. This is why I've always been interested in learning about French Canadians, a group of people who I consider to be at least part of the same wider cultural group as I do, who have also managed to retain their culture, while also living in one of the harshest places in the American continent due to the weather, and despite being basically isolated from other Latin nations since 1763.

[@ReboursCVT]

I'm a Franco-Columbian (French diaspora in B-C) and I find the topic of Quebec to be interesting, the tale of a settler-colonial state being taken over by another settler-colonial state now differences itself from it, the modern day relation between Quebec nationalists and First Nations decolonialists is an interesting one too

[@Syagrius62]

The First Nations decolonialist thing is a great nonsense. They will never go back to their ideal past. You cannot go back to the past. You can dream of that but that dream will never happen. First eliminate the canadian Indian act.

[@ReboursCVT]

@@Syagrius62 Decolonialism isn't about going back to the past.

[@mf5779]

@@Syagrius62 That's not what this is about, thank you very much for showing your ignorance on this subject.

[@grimkahn3775]

@@mf5779 All the treaty recognitions in the world won't fix bad water access, poor infrastructure and systemic poverty. In other words, the decolonialists seem more interested in gaining token concessions then actually reintegrating. We're not giving them back their land. Its time they were actually integrated as actual citizens, so that the government has to actually give more of a shit about their material quality of life.

[@unqueb]

As a Quebecker i think this is awesome that you are doing this.

[@user-vp9lc9up6v]

Can we say quebecka

[@wp12mv]

the original problem in the introduction as to, where does Quebec fit into the categorization of the Americas, is more a testament to the problem of categorization in general. The world is a messy place, and as much as we like to group things together, sometimes there are no standards of categorization that won't arbitrarily exclude some portion that technically ought to be included as per the defintion of the category...

[@RavignonCh]

Yes hahaha I noticed too late it was a largely semantic issue XD BUT This will be addressed in the last episode.

[@angelzavala2254]

I didn't know the french were very chill with the natives

[@InspectHistory]

I watch this many time, still amazed with the passion & quality pour in this content :)

[@KaitiansCountryballs]

Can't wait for your take on Quebec. The thumbnail is epic

[@math2222322]

It's always weird to me when folks from other nationalities acknowledge our existence. Thank you!

[@alexistrudel6837]

Tu viens de te mériter un abonné de plus mon ami! Excellent travail dans la représentation de notre histoire!

[@PimpyGDawg]

I don't think I've ever seen such a comprehensive explanation of the early establishment and of the genesis of the French Canadians as a people. Really good job of explaining the political dynamics of the indigenous nations as well, which sets the context for later on. I wish they had explained it to me like this when I was in school.

[@paramjotsingh8]

This is so informative. I never knew that Quebec had such a complex and interesting history. Thank you

[@willd1790]

I’m an Anglo Quebecer, and it’s really interesting to see an outside take on the subject! Can’t wait to see the rest.

[@Hamsteak]

I agree, I'm from Ontario and I wanna see more about this. I disagree with Quebec leaving on its own, and is better to be a part of Canada

[@vincentmartel4442]

@@Hamsteak how so? Im a Québécois and i wildly disagree but i am curious.

[@Hamsteak]

@@vincentmartel4442 Quebec wouldn't be able to afford it for one. It receives equalization payment for other provinces. Your taxes will be a lot higher if it went out on its own. On top of that it trades with Canada. So if it was a separate nation, it would have to pay tarrifs to sell into the remaining part of Canada. It's also dependent on many other products from the rest of Canada. It cost do it, but taxes and products would be much more exp

[@marc-andretrudeau4412]

@@Hamsteak So what is the price of self determination to say we can not afford it? Freedom is not something you can buy with cash. It's like saying a woman in an arranged wedding should not get divorce because she can not afford it. It's not the question. Self determination is about manking your own decision, good OR bad and not letting somebody else making them for you.

[@Hamsteak]

@@marc-andretrudeau4412 I didn't say you can't, I said it's going to be very expensive, so it's good to weigh your options. Quebec will be a more more expensive place if it separates, that's for the citizens and also the businesses. Separation isn't as easy as you think it is Also Quebec dictates a lot more of what Canada does as whole then any other province. Forcing French on all government documents, signage, schooling and etc. Quebec has a lot more influence within Canada then without.

[@experienceforge]

As someone new to Quebec, I think I may have my kids watch this whole series. This is a fantastic history lesson! Thank you for such quality work here.

[@Smieska_13]

Nice, this is crazy well informed! I grew up in the Maritimes and was given a french education, but the focus was mostly on Acadians (which I should mention the deportation was not just Nova Scotia but PEI, New Brunswick and Maine as well). So when I attended school in Montreal, it just really bothered me how the Quebec students had absolutely no idea about the history of Acadia, only Quebec and thats it. I understand you're going to be focusing mainly on Quebec because it is a fascinating history; please also acknowledge the struggles of French communities outside of Quebec; how the Acadians in the Maritimes still exist and try to preserve their culture. Quebec does have a unique culture but that culture is also shared with other french communities in Canada that are very often ignored or overlooked sadly. I'm sure your future videos will cover tons more, and this is a great start! Good job :)

[@yannickchayer1609]

I really hopes he touches on the presence throughout west Canada in the 1800s.

[@RavignonCh]

Yes. French Canada is bigger than modern Québec, and in the following episodes your history will also be featured. More in episode 3 than 2, but it'll be there!

[@m.a.118]

Grew up in Quebec- Quebec has swung a bit far in the Nationalism direction where its ironically become very "American" in the sense of its obsession with being monolingual and it being hyper-focused on itself. Not all Quebecois are like this, but the Quebec government and the nationalist types are for sure.

[@jeanjacques9365]

@@m.a.118 mostly a response to the unwillingness of the RoC to acknowledge and maintain French services. Government establishes French as sole langage officially but most people under 30 speak english in the big cities. Separatism is mostly a story pf the past with older generation clinging onto it because they lived through the authoritarian anglo rule and kept alive in schools by those older generation teachers trying to keep it alive by feeding it to their students. It is merely a threat kept alive to keep the balance of power with the RoC with few people actually wanting secession and most people wanting a independent state in a bigger state like it is today.

[@m.a.118]

@@jeanjacques9365 I find that's interesting. Firstly, on the note of the RoC being unwilling to accomodate French services (ex. Manitoba and Ontario school acts in the 19th and early 20th century) that is unjust, but with the "papier blue" part of education reform Loi 101 and now the CAQ extending it to CEGEPs with Bill 96 (and Bill 21 too), Quebec doesn't have a moral leg to stand on since it's behaving in similar ways to the Anglos of old. Secondly, I don't buy the "Anglo Authoritarian" narrative entirely. Were Francophones disadvantaged in pre-Revolution Tranquille Quebec? Sure. But "Anglo authoritarianism", even though plenty of francophones ran in parliament pre-1960... that was a small part of that. That Catholic church kept Francophones submissive supporting the status quo, fellow Francophones like Duplessis and (Henri) Bourassa who were traditionalists and kept Quebec backwards... But nono... its the big bad Anglos that were to blame? Lol come on. 😆

[@professordoomsday2176]

Okay that’s worth subscribing, you are criminally underrated. Researching history of the American continents is my passion and this is a very faithful video, I am thoroughly impressed

[@MrGrizzly487]

Fantastic video dude, not many acknowledge the amazing history of Canada, especially the New France period! I just wanted to point out as an Acadian, that the colony of Acadia was larger than Nova Scotia today, it stretched all the way to the Kennebec River in the American state of Maine and even parts of current day Quebec, such as Gaspe and the Magdalen Islands. After the Treaty of Utrecht the Acadians were split between the British Nova Scotia and the French Acadia, which included the lands I mentioned above as well as the current provinces of New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island and the island of Cape Breton. The Acadians were deported from all of these lands except for the roughly 20% who avoided deportation and some were allowed back later, though where in the old Acadia was limited. The whole event is quite interesting to read about, it wasn't just a simple load everyone on ships and send them off, it lasted almost a decade and saw Acadian militias and local natives working together, slowly being pushed back and fighting just to survive. Maybe after Chapter II, which I'm guessing will go over Quebec itself, you'll cover the Acadian situation more closely? ;) Anyway, channel is off to a great start, keep up the amazing work!

[@thumsss2789]

très intéressant d'avoir choisi l'histoire du Québec on est souvent négligé dans l'histoire ou mal expliqué je suis content que de voir que tu décris très bien mon origine j'ai hâte de voir ton prochain épisode

[@vincentb4043]

As someone studying to become a history teacher up in Quebec, this is truly an interesting video. It explores some things that we do not even talk about up here, while also making some information extremely clear for people who have no clue about the geo-political history of Quebec to easily follow. I'm really excited to see the next part

[@ClawNEE]

33:22 I appreciate you so much for this reference! Good job on the video and looking forward to the next chapter! You, Kraut and others like you are a treasure on KZbin. Love to you all!

[@Vonwell_]

Wow, this may be the best history video I have seen about Quebec and it come from a non-francophone! Hats off!

[@omeadmusa6791]

Wow, the level of animation and art is so high. Its genuinely one of the best drawn videos I've seen in a long time. The content is so interesting as well!

[@walle7284]

I feel like a criminal to watch such quality content for free

[@veroniquec3077]

As a Québécoise majoring in history, I gotta say you did an incredible job!

[@ChentaoLaRochelle]

Fishermen knew about the Grand Banks and the fishery potential in the area before Cartier's voyages. There are actually theories Cartier was merely formalizing what every Basques fishermen knew with a fancy royal charter to take a boat to it in 1534 - if anything it might have been common knowledge among Bristol and Basques fishermen before John Cabot even got to Newfoundland in 1497

[@piegirl284]

youve answered my prayers. my maternal grandmothers side is french canadian, and as i have recently been into genealogy ive been trying to learn more about the history and what life was like for my ancestors. thank you, so excited for the next video:)

[@gmbrusselsprout]

Been hyped for this one for a while! I'm excited to see how it fans out, hoping that you can continue to incorporate the histories and perspectives of First Nations peoples throughout the work here!

[@MrGabroux]

Quebecois here, great job with this video! I'm glad to see a different POV on Qc history that's not from Quebec or Canada. I can't wait to hear about your view on how Qc went from a very religious Catholic state to probably one of the least religious area in the World in less than a century, which brought good like couples and women' rights (Quebec is one of the rare places in the World where married women keep their last name), but also a very open distaste of religion which is showed with CAQ policies. You've gain a follower, love your work!

[@ivanlaplante]

Salut la gang! Ça serait vraiment malade si il y avait un crinqué parmis nous qui serait partant pour traduire la vidéo et produire des sous-titres en français. Y'a plein de gens non billingues dans mon entourage à qui je voudrais faire écouter cette petite perle. Je vais peut-être m'en occuper moi-même éventuellement, mais en ce moment je suis beaucoup trop dans le jus, si jamais y'a quelqu'un de motivé qui aurait le temps de s'en charger, je suis certain qu'on serait une grosse gang à lui être reconnaissant, incluant NomadStar lui-même!

[@RavignonCh]

Salut! Je pense traduire tous les vidéos après la version anglaise est prête. Içi dans KZbin c'est important de créer des truques pour une audience internationale, donc j'utilise l'anglais -- mais comme nous discutons une histoire francophone, l'objectif est aussi une version en français.

[@ivanlaplante]

@@RavignonCh Honnêtement je suis super heureux que la vidéo soit en anglais, autant il y a beaucoup de Québécois à qui je voudrais la montrer, nous on connaît notre histoire et la vidéo a beaucoup plus de potentiel d'impacter réellement les pensées en anglais, où elle atteindra beaucoup plus d'auditeurs ne connaissant pas ces spécificités de notre histoire... et en particulier nos principaux détracteurs

[@matthieulachapelle135]

The seven war is one of the big reason why English language is speaking all around the globe. Also this had a huge impact on the English Empire if is the most important one because this huge Empire had at lease one country or region on every continent of the World after winning this war... If French won this war, probably the french language will be speaking by way more people today.. but is not the case...

[@StudioNetcom]

Also, the seven years war played a very important role for the independence of the US.

[@jacksonw453]

Excellent job, as a Canadian it's nice to learn more about our history especially Quebec history which isn't usually discussed very much

[@madison_crvt]

i'm glad to see a video on quebec going back so far! discourse on the identity tends to focus only on the last 100 years or so so it's really cool to learn about the earlier history. i'm from nova scotia but my great-great-grandfather was from quebec so there's a huge branch of my family tree that's quebecois: i actually went to check when you were talking about les filles de roi and i'm descended from *at least* 24 of them haha. although i never knew my french-speaking ancestors personally, i'm really curious about this part of my identity because it's where i got my unique surname from and i loved learning french in school and still use it. awesome work!

[@felixbilodeau-chagnon4781]

Loved this video! I am a French-speaking Québécois, and it's refreshing to see my people's history being talked about by people of other origins. I'm assuming you will talk about the Québec nationalist movement of the late 20th century in a later part, and I can't wait to see it! I was always against independence when I was younger, but in recent years I've changed my mind, and I hope the rest of Québec warms up to the idea as well. It has been 26 years since the last referendum, but I hope we can bring the idea of a free and independent Québec back into the mainstream. Anyway, loved the video, can't wait to see more!

[@egormatveev1050]

As a person living in quebec, I must say that this is very cool. You've basically summarized our history class up to grade 9! How far in time do you plan going? Are you going to talk about the 20th century development of the québecois identity?

[@RavignonCh]

I am going to try to cover everything up to the removal of the crucifix from the Blue Room the 9th of July of last year. Of course, it won't be comprehensive, but I will try to make something both Québécois viewers and people compeletely new to the topic can learn bits from, and hopefully enjoy :)

[@MrBenhny]

@@RavignonCh wow that's actually great work if you go that far! Any schedule we can expect to have for the videos or any announcements on when they'll be released? Dont want to rush you! I understand its a lot of work and i think we really appreciate the amount of time and effort you put into those videos and all the research you do! Just very excited for the next chapter. Thank you

[@RavignonCh]

@@MrBenhny thank you very much! Part II is planned for this year and Part III for the next :) There might be shorter videos in-between, but I am taking a break rn.

[@MrBenhny]

@@RavignonCh thank you for that! I think the general reaction is pretty! Amazing work! Take your well deserved break and ill be waiting patiently for the next one! As much as it is the history of my province and we learn it in school, your version is much more polished and detailed and im happy to see my history/culture being shared. Thank you

[@manuelmichaellepagelevesqu897]

​@@RavignonCh Great video! Since I grew up in the Eastern Townships of Québec, I was wondering if you were going to cover the later history of the Eastern Townships (ETs)? And how the people here are different from French Quebecers? That is the ETs were settled by Americans, then the English came and only after, the French Quebecers migrated in search of employment (hence why so many towns and villages here have English, Scotch and Irish names). But because of the pressure from the French Government, our biggest city, Sherbrooke, has become overwhelmingly French speaking (about 90%). And how the people in the ETs were forced to suppress their American and English culture and language. Of course, it would not be complete without mentioning the Abenaki.

[@jamran9086]

Very good video. It would be interesting to see this series go into detail about ethnically French regions outside of Quebec, such as Northern New Brunswick, and Labrador, who's people have a separatist movement from Newfoundland, much like how Quebec has from Canada

[@RavignonCh]

Yeah, one of the topics we'll see going forward is how French Canadian identity evolved and went from being a broad language group to a big provincial interests group and lots of separate, smaller enclaves in the rest of country.

[@AdmiralTypeZero]

For the love of god keep doing this series and many more. You just got yourself a new patreon supporter!

[@vincentbourret9468]

Enfin quelqu’un qui parle de nous merci mon chum

[@TheReaper0101]

Please lord let this series reach its end. I mean this in the best way possible. Top notch content man.

[@danielgagne1846]

Magnifique travail de synthèse et de vulgarisation : la quantité et la qualité d'informations sont renversantes. Merci de contribuer à la reconnaissance de notre existence à travers le monde !

[@Diegomax22]

Vive le Québec !! Vive la Nouvelle-France !! Des gros bisous depuis le vieux monde 🇫🇷✝️

[@Hugo-cn9no]

Vive le Québec libre*

[@wertyuiopasd6281]

@@Hugo-cn9no basé

[@charlespennyworth3698]

Given the lack of detailed and nuanced discourse in Canada regarding Anglo-French relations, this video is a welcome breath of fresh air.

[@tomi2205]

Loved it. Waiting for the next part. Quebec is a lot more interesting than I thought

[@golgarisoul]

Heck yes! I'm looking forward to this.

[@SamBs]

Thank you so much for this great video! Can't wait to see the other videos. I often feel as if Quebec is one of the most misunderstood and misrepresented places in the Americas, I'm glad someone like you is taking their time to truly explain the history and realities of Quebec

[@Torrahcat]

Such adds another to the genre of Polandball History Documentaries. I cannot state how interesting this was to watch, I always love learning about the origins of nations. I hope that this comment finds you well and that it menially boosts this video's standing in the algorithm.

[@abdelrahmanwael2551]

Been excited for this ever since kraut talked about it

[@lebraza]

I knew almost nothing about the history of Canada before viewing this video, the narrative and visuals were very engaging! Now I'm subscribing looking forward to the next episode. Fue una experiencia muy bonita ¡Te deseo buena suerte!

[@tweak3871]

Just came here after Kraut's most recent video. This is really high quality content! I'm seriously so impressed given that this is basically your first video. I'm really excited to see how you develop as a creator. Please keep it up! Also, just some feedback after reading some of your community posts, you could totally get away with ads. Lots of ads on content that is this long/high quality is totally reasonable from a viewer's perspective. I don't think anyone reasonable would be at all frustrated, even if you put them all over the video.

[@rollyupsx886]

Glad to see this project and thanks to Kurat for bringing me here

[@thistletea]

Really looking forward to this video series!

[@NarvT86]

Une bonne vidéo non biaisé sur le Québec ça fait du bien, bon travail.

[@PoliticswithPaint]

Amazing art and fantastic animations!

[@PorcBun]

OwO this is gonna be awesome, I'm so glad we're talking Canadian history now :3

[@justme6094]

UwU

[@sakio686]

Wow just the music in the background at the beginning witch is someone of my family of natasquan who did it « gens du pay c’est à votre tour » very toutch me and also on very suprise that people are interess to the nation Québécois that im proud to be a part of seriously thank you to talk about my nation to the anglophone community

[@herlescraft]

33:32 Me: hmm, what happened in haiti? Brain: (flashback to "Revolutions" podcast) Me: ohhhh.... I membe

[@twiniki5186]

3 hours remain, yet I still know it's going to be fantastic

[@countryballhistory5270]

*Viva Le Québec*

[@NOVAsteamed]

❤️

[@Pak-sac]

Hi all! I’m québécois and loved this documentary ! Such a beautiful documentary which truly explained the First Nations aspect of early French Canada/Québec. If anyone has any questions for a québécois, I’d be happy to answer.

[@sotch2271]

@@kadenelijah9329 the biggest problems is maybe for the french canadian outside quebec Without quebec the rest of canada will surely take out french language from the official language and get funds out from francophone school, hospital and other, wich will make franco from canada slowly dissapear or emigrate to quebec

[@sotch2271]

If quebec exist, the other french community will cease to exist, and even if think quebec should break up from canada im afraid of what could happen to them and what quebec and the rest of canada could get them

[@bryanmiralda1277]

Let’s go, that Quebec intro video and Kraut got me fired up for this video.

[@salmon4252]

Imagine trading North America for an island. I know the sugar trade was more profitable but that was so short sighted.

[@RavignonCh]

Surprising as it sounds I don't think it made much sense at the time. Even if France kept Canada, the Thirteen Colonies would've still been there, and they would have continued to be a geopolitical threat to New France. At the time, the island seemed more profitable and manageable, whereas the North, big as it was, was looked at in the same way Texas used to be looked at before people knew there was oil in there. They did miss out in a way, but there were also lots of manageability issues on the way -- which we'll discuss in part II :)

[@orpheonkatakrosmortarchoft4332]

This island was more profitable than the entire North American colonies combined.

[@sephikong8323]

As much as I don't agree with the trade because of all of the ramifications it had, it made perfect sense. France was in no way capable of defending Canada from Britain if they were to fight, so rather than to lose it in a war, Louis XV decided to use it as a leverage to gain something else, because he knew that Britain would get it sooner or later and investing in naval power to match Britain was a non option since France had to be involved in continental affairs and there was no unlimited funds even if it was extremely rich

[@Soohka]

@@sephikong8323 I disagree, somehow France managed to get a proper navy before the American independence war and manage to hold its ground against Britain then.

[@Soohka]

Well this treaty was a bit more complex to be honest. America was by far not the only subject discussed in this treaty. France also manages to keep some trading outpost in India and Africa. And it is to compare with the complete defeat of France throughout the war not only on all the overseas theaters but also on continental Europe (Rossbach and failed Hannover invasion)

[@davidrousseau100]

Can't wait for the next Chapter!!!

[@LittleLamphead]

Really amazing video. All the more so considering it's your first real video. Sincerely look forward for parts 2 and 3 and anything you make after that.

[@Charlute]

Wow, what a great job you did there! It's really cool to see a non-Quebecer take an interest in Québec's story. I'm very impressed by your knowledge. And thank you for not neglecting the crucial role of the First Nations in the continent. Bravo! Continue comme ça! :)

[@adjoftce6547]

love how you talked about new france and their relation with the natives, it's usually left out

[@TYXCE]

This was a really great video! Looking forward to chapter 2!

[@lerocheheure1032]

IT WAS SO GOOD!!!!!!!!! CAN'T WAIT FOR PART 2

[@joemiller947]

Marvelous video, I'm excited for more!

[@cosminmf4257]

I love this types of videos keeping going man you got this.

[@EatMoreMeat.]

Awesome video! cant wait for the next one!

[@KramerImperia]

Great work, I'm hyped for part II

[@aanrrat1354]

A hell of a video to start your channel with. Great story great production.

[@Pockle_]

This is going to be amazing from what i can tell from the thumbnail, i'm just waiting at the screen counting the numbers going down.

[@buurmeisje]

This video is awesome, this channel is going to blow up!

[@olivierdroletst-cyr9353]

Awesome Video!! Can't wait for the others!