Francophone North Francophone North America America

Le QuébecLe Québec

Présentation de Tracy Rucker, Prof Présentation de Tracy Rucker, Prof de Français, Stratford Academyde Français, Stratford Academy

1535 – 1663Découverte / Occupation du

Saint Laurent

Les Amer-IndiensLes Montagnais

Jacques Cartier et ses Jacques Cartier et ses aventuresaventures

Arrived in 1534 Arrived in 1534 and claimed land and claimed land for Francefor France

HistoryHistory First people were First people were

Cree, Innu, Cree, Innu, Attikamek, Algonquin, Attikamek, Algonquin, Avbenaki, Malecite, Avbenaki, Malecite, Micmac, and InuitMicmac, and Inuit

Iroquois lived in Iroquois lived in villages along the St. villages along the St. Lawrence RiverLawrence River

Monagnais Nation Monagnais Nation (Innu) hunted moose (Innu) hunted moose and lived in movable and lived in movable birchbark homesbirchbark homes

Inuit of the north hunted Inuit of the north hunted seals and polar bearsseals and polar bears

Samuel de Champlain set Samuel de Champlain set up a colony called New up a colony called New France in 1608 which was France in 1608 which was later designated a royal later designated a royal colony by Louis XIV in colony by Louis XIV in 1663.1663.

Mostly a farming regionMostly a farming region Roughly half of QuRoughly half of Québec is ébec is

covered by forestscovered by forests Resources – gold, copper, Resources – gold, copper,

silver, iron ore, nickelsilver, iron ore, nickel Products – hydro-Products – hydro-

electricity, pulp and paper electricity, pulp and paper products, and maple syrupproducts, and maple syrup

Le Site de la Nouvelle Le Site de la Nouvelle FranceFrance

La Nouvelle FranceLa Nouvelle France

1600 : 1er poste pour la 1600 : 1er poste pour la fourrure existe à Tadoussacfourrure existe à Tadoussac

Pourquoi les explorateurs Pourquoi les explorateurs voulaient-ils s’installer au Québec?voulaient-ils s’installer au Québec? 17ème - 18ème s. 17ème - 18ème s.

Pleine expansion de la Pleine expansion de la fourrurefourrure

Recherche de nouvelles Recherche de nouvelles ressourcesressources

Exploration des Exploration des Européens, pas de Européens, pas de colonisationcolonisation

Le declin des Amer-Le declin des Amer-Indiens (maladies, Indiens (maladies, expulsion, etc.)expulsion, etc.)

19ème - 20ème s.19ème - 20ème s. Nouvelle Région du Nouvelle Région du

Saguenay est en pleine Saguenay est en pleine expansion expansion

1850 – Hébertville est 1850 – Hébertville est fondée par le curé fondée par le curé Hébert; il ouvre le lac Hébert; il ouvre le lac St. Jean aux St. Jean aux colonisateurscolonisateurs

Les Amer-Indiens Les Amer-Indiens disparaissent davantagedisparaissent davantage

La fourrure et le bois La fourrure et le bois continuent à dominer le continuent à dominer le marchémarché

Territoire variéTerritoire varié

Montagnes, Montagnes, Grands Espaces Grands Espaces VertsVerts

Fleuve, LacFleuve, Lac

Peuple accueillantPeuple accueillant Terrre habitée par Terrre habitée par

les Ilnus les Ilnus ( Montagnais) qui ( Montagnais) qui faisaient faisaient commerce avec les commerce avec les personnes personnes sédentaires sédentaires

La Route du La Route du FjordFjord

1600s : Samuel de Champlain explore davantage le St.

Laurent

Chemin / Creux du FjordChemin / Creux du Fjord

Les Drapeaux (canadiens Les Drapeaux (canadiens et québécois)et québécois)

Largest province in Largest province in North AmericaNorth America

Flower- the blue flagFlower- the blue flag Tree-yellow birchTree-yellow birch Bird-snowy owlBird-snowy owl Algonquin called Algonquin called

Quebec “ Kebe” Quebec “ Kebe” meaning the place meaning the place where the river where the river narrowsnarrows

Population – Population – 7,546,131 (2006)7,546,131 (2006)

Largest city –Largest city –Montreal (3.6 Montreal (3.6 million in 2005)million in 2005)

Approx. 2/3 of Approx. 2/3 of population of population of Montreal speak Montreal speak French as their French as their native languagenative language

Le DrapeauLe Drapeau

Le Saguenay-Lac Saint-Jean est la Le Saguenay-Lac Saint-Jean est la seule région au Québec à posséder seule région au Québec à posséder son drapeau distinctif depuis 1938.son drapeau distinctif depuis 1938.

Que symbolisent les couleurs?Que symbolisent les couleurs?

Le Drapeau SaguenéenLe Drapeau Saguenéenle 4 juillet 1938le 4 juillet 1938

<< Un drapeau c’est un << Un drapeau c’est un pays, avec ses gloires, ses pays, avec ses gloires, ses beautés, ses grandeurs, son beautés, ses grandeurs, son firmament, sa glèbe et ses firmament, sa glèbe et ses eaux.eaux.Un drapeau c’est tout un Un drapeau c’est tout un peuple, le travail de ses peuple, le travail de ses hommes, le sourire de ses hommes, le sourire de ses femmes, la candeur de ses femmes, la candeur de ses enfants.enfants.Un drapeau c’est une âme, Un drapeau c’est une âme, l’âme d’un pays >>.l’âme d’un pays >>.

Mgr Victor TremblayMgr Victor Tremblay

Les BaleinesLes Baleines

http://www.essipit.com/eng/excursiohttp://www.essipit.com/eng/excursions/observe.aspns/observe.asp

DivertissementsDivertissements<< Le Bleu de vos vacances >><< Le Bleu de vos vacances >>

CanoëCanoë

VéloRoute – 271,8 km circuit VéloRoute – 271,8 km circuit se trouvant dans les alentours se trouvant dans les alentours

du lac St. Jeandu lac St. Jean

VéloRoute - VéloRoute - BleuetsBleuets

Parc NationalParc National

Quelques Scènes Quelques Scènes hivernaleshivernales

Lac glâcé / La Moto-Lac glâcé / La Moto-neigeneige

Winter ScenesWinter Scenes

Winter Carnival in Winter Carnival in Quebec City takes Quebec City takes place in February for place in February for 10 days10 days

There are winter There are winter sports, dances, ice sports, dances, ice sculptures, and sculptures, and paradesparades

Bonhomme Carnival Bonhomme Carnival is the well-known is the well-known snowman mascotsnowman mascot

Chicoutimi / JonquièreChicoutimi / Jonquière

Soleil couchant sur Soleil couchant sur ChicoutimiChicoutimi

Lac-Saint-Jean / Mont Lac-Saint-Jean / Mont ValinsValins

QuébecQuébec Souvereign Province Souvereign Province

with its own liberal with its own liberal governmentgovernment

Separate from the rest Separate from the rest of Canadaof Canada

French is the official French is the official languagelanguage

Natural fortressNatural fortress Area - 596, 391 sq.miles Area - 596, 391 sq.miles Québec city is the Québec city is the

oldest city in Canada, oldest city in Canada, and it has in its and it has in its metropolitan area more metropolitan area more than 500,000 than 500,000 inhabitants. inhabitants.

Canons on site of Canons on site of Citadelle and the Citadelle and the

Chateau FrontenacChateau Frontenac

Chateau FrontenacChateau Frontenac “ “ Le Grand Hôtel”Le Grand Hôtel” Most poplular Most poplular

tourist attraction in tourist attraction in Québec CityQuébec City

One of a series of One of a series of “chateau” style “chateau” style hotels built for the hotels built for the Canadian Pacific Canadian Pacific Railway company at Railway company at the end of the 19the end of the 19thth and the start of the and the start of the 2020thth century. century.

The Chateau The Chateau Frontenac opened Frontenac opened in 1893in 1893

Named in honor of Named in honor of Louis de Buade, Louis de Buade, Count of Count of Frontenac, who Frontenac, who was governer of the was governer of the colony on New colony on New France from 1672 France from 1672 to 1682 and 1689 to 1682 and 1689 to 1698.to 1698.

Built near the Citadelle, Built near the Citadelle, whose construction had whose construction had begun at the end of the begun at the end of the 1717thth century century

Hotel is perched on a Hotel is perched on a tall cape overlooking tall cape overlooking the Saint Lawrence the Saint Lawrence RiverRiver

Built near the plains of Built near the plains of Abraham, where the Abraham, where the British defeated the British defeated the French in 1759 during French in 1759 during the Seven Year’s War the Seven Year’s War (also called the French (also called the French and Indian War), to and Indian War), to annex Quebecannex Quebec

Le Vieux QuébecLe Vieux Québec

Statistics/HistoryStatistics/History 1535 – Jacques Cartier 1535 – Jacques Cartier

arrives. arrives. 1608 – Samuel de 1608 – Samuel de

Champlain decides to Champlain decides to spend the winter in spend the winter in Quebec city and sets up Quebec city and sets up what was called what was called “L’Habitation”.“L’Habitation”.

Religion plays a major role Religion plays a major role in the society’s structuresin the society’s structures

1700 – the Nouvelle-1700 – the Nouvelle-Ecosse was divised into La Ecosse was divised into La Haute-Ville and La Basse-Haute-Ville and La Basse-VilleVille

Basse-Ville was for the Basse-Ville was for the more common folks, more common folks, whereas the Haute-Ville whereas the Haute-Ville was reserved for the was reserved for the bourgeois or the bourgeois or the merchants.merchants.

1759 –Québec falls into 1759 –Québec falls into the hands of the English, the hands of the English, with a population of with a population of around 8,000. around 8,000.

Famous PeopleFamous People

CCéline Dionéline Dion J.A.Bombardier J.A.Bombardier

(inventor of the (inventor of the snowmobile with snowmobile with Ski-Doo in 1959)Ski-Doo in 1959)

BibliographieBibliographie

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http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/ca-qc-sa.htmlca-qc-sa.html

http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/Exhibihttp://www.virtualmuseum.ca/Exhibitions/Fjord/english/home_e.htmltions/Fjord/english/home_e.html

http://www.google.com/saguenay/imhttp://www.google.com/saguenay/imagesages

www.immigration-quebec-gouv.qc.cawww.immigration-quebec-gouv.qc.ca

www.bonjourquebec.comwww.bonjourquebec.com www.Chicoutimi-QuebecHistory.htmwww.Chicoutimi-QuebecHistory.htm www.explorenorth.comwww.explorenorth.com Pour en savoir plus…Pour en savoir plus…

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