#new france

[just-a-queer-fanboy]

Acadian miku. I'm gonna be honest I haven't been to Maine since I was 3 I do not remember anything about the culture. Genuinely considering going to Maine maritime academy just so I can be closer to where my dad grew up and actually learn something about my roots other than reading acadian history wikipedia and learning about nothing but how the British suck ass

Anyway fun fact my families ancestors only avoided the mass deportation by fucking off into the woods until the brits left. Also I found my pèpé's obituary the other day and it's very surreal to see the face of someone who died when you were in kindergarten

Oh and my mèmé, going off of old wives tales, kept telling my mom I'd be a boy since she was carrying high (that's an understatement I was all up in her ribs i was a menace as a fetusbaby), and my parents kept telling her "No, we got the tests done, the baby is female." But she was adamant that no, she was carrying me high. I was gonna be a boy. And like half a decade after she died, I (socially) transitioned and if heaven is real she's probably laughing her ass off about it.

Also my pèpé didn't know about segregation until he went to Florida despite being born in like 1930 or something

This started off as the "draw miku as part of your culture" meme but it devolved into me talking about my French grandparents who I have no memory of but many weird stories

[vox-anglosphere]

The Battle of Quebec on 27 June 1759 changed the face of North America forever. The future of Canada changed hands in one hour.

[annaberunoyume]

Notes of an explorer that settled in the New World:

They have this sort of ''pocket'' on each cheek, that allows them to stretch their mouth rather big. Big enough to swallow a whole human forearm (Not that they usually hunt humans). They also have sharp, claw-like nails that can dig through flesh…Although not as strong as their maws or fangs, these come in handy, when feeding young nagas. They dig through the carcass with their claws to then snatch away the tender parts inside, like the liver of the animal, giving to their offsprings that cannot hunt, yet. But their most lethal weapon is their powerful tail that can easily snap a neck. Thus, when two nagas fight, their quickly wrap each other's tails to prevent an easy kill. But they still have to wrestle away the sharp claws from their necks.

Nagas are viviparous, mostly. It means that they give birth, like humans. But perhaps, there are some species of nagas more akin to garter snakes. And thus, smaller and oviparous. So far, I have observed two types of naga dens. The first one is almost like a village of nomadic nagas. They settle in one place, for as long as there's game (mammals to hunt) or as long as they are undisturbed by humans (like a den settling near a bovine/dairy farm and not getting caught by hunters). They seem to have customs, a chef, and each young naga is paired with a ''mentor'', another naga chosen to be their teacher and companion to learn how to survive. Naga and mentor only part when the naga is considered ''of age'' and thus, not in need of a mentor, anymore or when they ''marry'' another naga. That kind of den seems to have a language of some sort, like humans, thus the capacity for civilisation. Such a shame Father Abraham considers them the spawn of Satan. We had to relocate twice because of the presence of nagas in the area. At least the indians seems to respect and mostly leave those creatures alone.

The second type of den is different. Only the young nagas, their parents and elder nagas may stay in that group. When a naga comes of age, they must leave the group, live on its own and only return to the ''village'' at the Mating Season, usually in Spring.

[historybizarre]

In the 1750s, tensions between the British, the French, and Indigenous peoples over control of the Ohio Country in North America lead to the outbreak of a global war.

Full transcript

The French Canadian officer lay wounded in the Pennsylvania glen that in time would bear his name. The ground was still wet – it had rained all through the night – and his men had barely begun to cook their breakfast when the shots rang out. Perhaps he could still smell smoke from their campfires. Surely, he could smell gunpowder. Ensign Joseph Coulon de Jumonville was thirty-five years old on this, his last morning. It was May 28, 1754. Five days earlier, Jumonville had left Fort Duquesne, built at the Forks of the Ohio River near what is now Pittsburgh, and headed southeast with 35 mostly French-Canadian men. He carried a message for the commander of a Virginia regiment that he knew was nearby. The British and their colonists were to leave the area immediately, the message read. They were intruders in the colony of New France, and these lands belonged to His Most Christian Majesty, Louis XV.

[tricornonthecob]

y'all I actually found media for War Crimes The War: Redcoat Edition and it isn't Last of the Mohicans adaptation. Probably still super fucking eurocentric but its something!

[marais-noir]

The Island of Montreal in 1792, commissioned by seigneurs of the time:

[arthurdrakoni]

Flag of the Kingdom of New France

This is the Flag of the Kingdom of New France.  It comes from a world where France actually put effort into colonizing the New World.  The French government provided monetary incentives for families to settle in France's North American holdings.  The thinking was that this investment would eventually be paid back by production of goods from the colonies.  Families were given priority because of their importance to sustaining the colonies in the long term.  France frequently got involved in boarder scuffles with the British, and this, among other reasons, led to something of an alternate French and Indian War.  

Britain gained the Ohio River Valley, and a few other small bits of land, but New France survived the war more or less intact.  During the war, the British also managed to capture Cuba.  Cuba provided raw materials for Britain's North American colonies which, along with the fact that they were hemmed in by the Mississippi River, meant that the colonies stayed loyal to Britain.  Thus, there was no American Revolution in this world.

The same, however, could not be said of the French Revolution.  France's colonies had help relieve the pressure on its citizens a bit, but overtaxation, combined with a bad harvest, ensured that the revolution came to pass.  However, when it became apparent the revolutionaries were going to gain the upper hand, the French monarchy fled to New France.  

Originally, this government-in-exile was known as France-d'outre-mer.  However, when it became apparent that retaking European France was unfeasible, the monarchy declared New France independent from France.  Thus, the Kingdom of New France was founded.  Eventually, things calmed down in Europe, but France remained staunchly republican.   

New France is an economic and cultural powerhouse of North America.  Over the years, it has to cede some of its southern territories to the Dominion of North America, but these days the two are on friendly terms with each other.  The two nations compete with one another for immigrants from around the world.  People of all races are given protection under the law of New France.  Recently, a First Nations man was elected governor of the province of Canada.  New France has been trying to convince nations, such as the Empire of Mexico and the Empire of Brazil, to create a league of New World monarchies.  

The flag has as three-tailed banner design and feature blue and white, traditional colors of New France.  An enlarged royal seal is displayed prominently on the flag.

Link to the original flag on my blog: https://drakoniandgriffalco.blogspot.com/2018/02/flag-of-kingdom-of-new-france.html?m=0

[oldtvandcomics]

HEY GUYS!!

GUYS!!!

FRANCE HAS REACHED THE REQUIRED NUMBER OF SIGNATURES ON THE CITIZEN'S INITIATIVE AGAINST CONVERSION THERAPY IN THE EU!!

ONE COUNTRY DOWN, SIX TO GO!!

We also need still quite a few signatures in order to reach the one million required.

As to date, the six other countries with the most signatures are:

Spain - 38.72%

Finland - 30.31%

Ireland - 24.86%

Netherlands - 24.15%

Germany - 23.54%

Belgium - 23.09%

So yeah, still a long way to go, but we ARE slowly getting closer. Don't stop now! Don't let this stay within the community, either, if you have any friends or family who are open to queer rights, get them to sign, too!

[miraclemaya]

this is problematic of me (joke) but i really enjoy the splashing of french into english speech or writing. just adds a pizzazz

[rramblinrroots]

[mysharona1987]

The French really don’t fuck around.

[world-v-you-blog]

The Tapestry of History, 5 - Oh! Canada …

Canada has just celebrated its 157th birthday as a nation. At least, most of its people did. It’s a significant achievement for a state whose early foreign observers, and even critics of its creation in the British “Motherland”, expected it to disintegrate in short order from internal dissension. Or, alternatively, to be swallowed like a tender, juicy offering to its powerful southern neighbour,…

[outta-my-tree]

The Battle of Rivière-Ouelle

In 1690, Québec's Governor Frontenac sent ships to raid English settlements in New York and New England. British General Phips of Boston retaliated by sending ships to attack Acadia. Caught by surprise, Acadia was taken on May 21, 1690. Phips’ next target was Québec.

On his way up the St. Lawrence River, Phips decided to burn and loot villages, one such being Rivière-Ouelle.

Rivière-Ouelle, and below, a map showing individual inhabitants listed by name.

According to 19th century writer, H. R. Casgrain:

“One morning in the month of October 1690, a considerable detachment of Canadian settlers, armed for war, strode through the forest of spruce, fir and maple trees that still shade the edge of the River Ouelle.

The leader of the militia was none other than the parish priest, Father Francheville, a fifty-year old of fiery and impetuous character. "My friends," he told the men of the village earlier, "the news is about war. I just learned by letters from Québec, the English intend to seize the country to avenge the defeats we have inflicted upon them. It seems that a fleet of over 30 sails will soon appear. Already M. de Frontenac has sent detachments of militia to both sides of the river to prevent the enemy from making any landing. It must be believed that our governor is relying on your courage, since he sent none of his soldiers here. I would not recognize you were you to be so cowardly as to allow these Bostonian miscreats to land without firing a shot. You know what awaits you if you allow them to succeed: they will burn your houses, your church, desecrate what's holy as they have already done elsewhere, and they will drag everyone into captivity, you, your wives and children. Take arms and be ready for the first signal. "

Thus prepared, the inhabitants of Rivière-Ouelle opened fire when the British disembarked, killing and wounding many British and causing the remainder to retreat back to their ship. Similarly, Governor Frontenac, who was awaiting the British further up the St. Laurence, used forces to repell further attacks, destroying nine British ships in the process.

Some of the Canadians who successfully defended the small settlement of Rivière-Ouelle that day were:

Robert Lévesque

Pierre Hudon dit Beaulieu

Charles Miville

Jean Miville

Galleran Boucher and his two sons, Pierre and Philippe

Michel Bouchard and his three sons, Étienne, François and Pierre

Pierre Dancosse

Guillaume Lisot and his son, Claude

René Ouellet and four of his children, Abraham, Mathurin-René, Grégoire and Joseph

Jean Pelletier

Jean Lebel and his son, Jean-Baptiste

Pierre Emond

Mathurin Dubé

Jean Mignot dit Labrie

Noël Pelletier

Jean Gauvin and his son, Jean

Pierre de Saint-Pierre

Nicolas Durant and his son, Nicolas

François Autin

Sébastien Boivin

Jean de Lavoye

Sources:

[reasonsforhope]

"Businesses like to talk about the concept of a closed loop or circular economy, but often they’re trying to close small loops. Releaf Paper takes dead leaves from city trees and turns them into paper for bags, office supplies, and more—which is to say they are striving to close one heck of a big loop.

How big? Six billion trees are cut down every year for paper products according to the WWF, producing everything from toilet paper to Amazon boxes to the latest best-selling novels. Meanwhile, the average city produces 8,000 metric tons of leaves every year which clog gutters and sewers, and have to be collected, composted, burned, or dumped in landfills.

In other words, huge supply and huge demand, but Releaf Paper is making cracking progress. They already produce 3 million paper carrier bags per year from 5,000 metric tons of leaves from their headquarters in Paris.

Joining forces with landscapers in sites across Europe, thousands of tonnes of leaves arrive at their facility where a low-water, zero-sulfur/chlorine production process sees the company create paper with much smaller water and carbon footprints...

“In a city, it’s a green waste that should be collected. Really, it’s a good solution because we are keeping the balance—we get fiber for making paper and return lignin as a semi-fertilizer for the cities to fertilize the gardens or the trees. So it’s like a win-win model,” [Valentyn] Frechka, co-founder and CTO of Releaf Paper, told Euronews.

Releaf is already selling products to LVMH, BNP Paribas, Logitech, Samsung, and various other big companies. In the coming years, Frechka and Sobolenka also plan to further increase their production capacity by opening more plants in other countries. If the process is cost-efficient, there’s no reason there shouldn’t be a paper mill of this kind in every city.

“We want to expand this idea all around the world. At the end, our vision is that the technology of making paper from fallen leaves should be accessible on all continents,” Sobolenka notes, according to ZME Science."

-via Good News Network, August 15, 2024

[tpwrtrmnky]

priorities

[ID: A two-panel "Pills that make you green" comic, showing two crudely drawn stick figures for people.

First panel: Two stick figures, one drawn in black, on the left, one green, on the right. The black one says: "You think I'm "unreasonably obsessed" with green people?" The green one replies: "Well yeah, our lives sort of barely affect yours at all." black: "Barely affect? This is by far the most important issue in politics right now!"

Second panel: Zoom in on green stick figure, which says: "…There is a literal portal to hell in Strasbourg and an Armageddon Beast rampaging through the infinite torment crucible." End ID.]

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[odditycollector]

What's happening in France's politics right now is immensely cheering.

No final conclusion as of this moment, but with as few details as possible...

Far-right populist party seemed to be inevitable winners of today's election, no one was even questioned it, conversation was basically "I wonder what curtains they will pick!" "I wonder if they will invite Putin to the celebratory dinner or just send presents?"

2. BIGGEST FRENCH VOTER TURNOUT IN DECADES.

3. Projected winner is now HELL NO, ACTUALLY WE DON'T WANT FASCISM and the far-right populist party is currently trailing in 3rd place.