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Shaun

The photos are awesome. I love the countryside. I wish i was back there.

Bonjour! Je m'appelle Mme. Hainstock. Je suis un professeur et un bibliothécaire à Vermont Secondary College. Je suis canadien mais j'habite en Australie maintenant.

I haven't spoken French since I was a student in high school so please correct any of the above if it is wrong. I've joined your wiki because I thought it might be nice to brush up on my French a little. While I come from Canada I didn't grow up in the province of Quebec where most of the French-speaking population live. I grew up in the west of Canada where there are pockets of French-speaking people whose history also goes back to the very early history of Canada. These people are known as Metis and their ancestors were a mix of Cree (First Nation people) and French //Voyageurs//. The French //voyageurs// travelled through the interior of Canada hunting and trapping fur for the European fashion trade of the 1700's and 1800's. All around where I grew up were the remains of old fur-trading forts where Voyageurs and First Nation people came to exchange their pelts for goods. When I was home last summer I visited one of the restored sites and took a few photos.