The Great Peace of Montreal
The great peace of Montreal's story started a long time ago. Three nations had formed an alliance together to fight against the Haudenosaunee. The team formed after the alliance was called the Council of Three Fires. This pact consisted of the Potawatomi, from south of Lake Erie. The Odawa from Manitoulin Island, and the Ojibwa from the north shores of Lake Huron and Superior. These two sides fought for six decades and finally realized that they needed to discuss peace.
In the summer of 1701, 1300 delegates from the 40 First Nation communities arrived in Montreal. They travelled using hundreds of canoes. All the sides displayed good behaviour and were trying very hard to solve the issues that caused their fighting. After discussing very thoughtfully, the parties signed a treaty. They committed that they would no longer battle each other or the French. They would cause no conflict and/or attacks towards each other.
Peace was created. Conflict was resolved.
This Peace of Montreal really helped the French because it created a sense of mutualism between everyone. Everyone understood each other and could work together. The fur trade had hopes of surviving. There was hope.
In the summer of 1701, 1300 delegates from the 40 First Nation communities arrived in Montreal. They travelled using hundreds of canoes. All the sides displayed good behaviour and were trying very hard to solve the issues that caused their fighting. After discussing very thoughtfully, the parties signed a treaty. They committed that they would no longer battle each other or the French. They would cause no conflict and/or attacks towards each other.
Peace was created. Conflict was resolved.
This Peace of Montreal really helped the French because it created a sense of mutualism between everyone. Everyone understood each other and could work together. The fur trade had hopes of surviving. There was hope.