Three Sisters’ Brother
aka the Franco–Haudenosaunee Alliances
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Chapter I - Quebec
Chapter II - First Spring
What is this about?
The what-if that got me into Alt-History. What if the French were more successful in Canada?
What is the POD?
In OTL, French Explorer Samuel de Champlain scouted the valley of the St. Lawrence-Stream in 1603. However, his superiors convinced him to settle in today's Nova Scotia the following year. Two colonies there failed and Champlain only came back to settle Quebec in 1608. This 1608 expedition was way worse funded than the first one to Nova Scotia in 1604.
In TTL, Champlain founds Quebec in 1604. This not only gives the French a stronger start in Canada and butterflies away an especially terrible first winter. More importantly, the narrative and main idea of the TL will develop. And this is the French siding with the Haudenosaunee Confederacy(=Iroquois) instead of the Confederacy's ancestral enemies, the Wendat (=Huron) - as it happened OTL. The OTL "Great Tabagie" of Tadoussac, 1603, where the alliance against the Iroquois had its root, does not happen.
What is new in V2?
I abandoned the original TL for quite a few reasons. First, I wasn't happy with some chapters. Secondly, plausibility was an issue with some assumptions and quality of writing was going downhill. And finally, I ended up taking a much more eurocentric perspective than I originally intended to.
So, after re-reading my sources and deepening my understanding of Native cultures and especially the frankly quite byzantine internal politics of the Haudenosaunee, I'm confident I can deliver a stronger emphasis on native affairs, woven into a more plausible and more easily followed narrative.
V2 is a complete rework. I will change the story starting with Chapter I and as the pacing will be different I decided to open a new thread. I will repost the overhauled chapters as I'll have them done. Additionally, I intend to produce, shorter yet more frequent updates.
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Special thanks to @Albeques and @Comte de Dordogne for nominating the original TL for a Turtledove, @Maperseguir for their contributions on the original thread and all other readers!
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Finally, English is not my first language. So I apologize for any mistakes in advance and I am always happy to be corrected.
aka the Franco–Haudenosaunee Alliances
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Chapter I - Quebec
Chapter II - First Spring
What is this about?
The what-if that got me into Alt-History. What if the French were more successful in Canada?
What is the POD?
In OTL, French Explorer Samuel de Champlain scouted the valley of the St. Lawrence-Stream in 1603. However, his superiors convinced him to settle in today's Nova Scotia the following year. Two colonies there failed and Champlain only came back to settle Quebec in 1608. This 1608 expedition was way worse funded than the first one to Nova Scotia in 1604.
In TTL, Champlain founds Quebec in 1604. This not only gives the French a stronger start in Canada and butterflies away an especially terrible first winter. More importantly, the narrative and main idea of the TL will develop. And this is the French siding with the Haudenosaunee Confederacy(=Iroquois) instead of the Confederacy's ancestral enemies, the Wendat (=Huron) - as it happened OTL. The OTL "Great Tabagie" of Tadoussac, 1603, where the alliance against the Iroquois had its root, does not happen.
What is new in V2?
I abandoned the original TL for quite a few reasons. First, I wasn't happy with some chapters. Secondly, plausibility was an issue with some assumptions and quality of writing was going downhill. And finally, I ended up taking a much more eurocentric perspective than I originally intended to.
So, after re-reading my sources and deepening my understanding of Native cultures and especially the frankly quite byzantine internal politics of the Haudenosaunee, I'm confident I can deliver a stronger emphasis on native affairs, woven into a more plausible and more easily followed narrative.
V2 is a complete rework. I will change the story starting with Chapter I and as the pacing will be different I decided to open a new thread. I will repost the overhauled chapters as I'll have them done. Additionally, I intend to produce, shorter yet more frequent updates.
*
Special thanks to @Albeques and @Comte de Dordogne for nominating the original TL for a Turtledove, @Maperseguir for their contributions on the original thread and all other readers!
*
Finally, English is not my first language. So I apologize for any mistakes in advance and I am always happy to be corrected.
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