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DORION, Sir ANTOINE-AIMÉ
SAINT-ÉTIENNE DE LA TOUR, CHARLES DE (1593-1666)
HÉBERT, LOUIS
STARKMAN, BESHA (Tobin)
ISAPO-MUXIKA
BROCK, Sir ISAAC
BUADE DE FRONTENAC ET DE PALLUAU, LOUIS DE
HENDAY, ANTHONY
LANGEVIN, Sir HECTOR-LOUIS
VERRAZZANO, GIOVANNI DA
BOURGEOYS, MARGUERITE, dite du Saint-Sacrement
GALT, Sir ALEXANDER TILLOCH
TEKAKWITHA, Kateri
CARTER, Sir FREDERIC BOWKER TERRINGTON
FRASER, SIMON
BRÉBEUF, JEAN DE (Échon)
RADISSON, PIERRE-ESPRIT
HEARNE, SAMUEL
TRUDEAU, PIERRE ELLIOTT
FROBISHER, SIR MARTIN
DUPLESSIS, MAURICE LE NOBLET
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