Category: Document

“Candide, or The Optimist” by Voltaire

In “A Few Acres of Snow” from the north… It is a reference to a famous quote by Voltaire. It expresses a cartoon-like and derogatory vision of New […]

Advertising Poster Showing a Sled Dog Race

Dogsled races, a sport still played in Abitibi-Témiscamingue!

Wizards Mountain, or Mount Kanasuta

Wizards Mountain (Mount Kanasuta) A watercolour from  “Rapport du du Père Paradis”, published in 1884. Père Paradis was probably the first to boast about the merits and the […]

Newspaper Article from “La Frontière”

‘Le nord-ouest du Québec’ Map

Colonization propaganda in Abitibi

The Mérite agricole medal was awarded to a woman for the first time in 1927. Alexina Godon Croteau, a pioneer from Amos, receives this important award directly from […]