First Nations with well-established military and trade traditions lived in Canada long before France established a foothold in the area. The incursion of Europeans would forever change the lives of the First Nations.
French-Iroquois Confrontation: 1609
Destruction of Port Royal: 1613
Iroquois-Dutch Trade Established: 1614
First Citizen Defence Force in Canada-Port Royal: 1627
Return of Quebec to France, 1632
Founding of Montreal and Fort Richelieu: 1642
