The Indians Of New France

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there were many native tribes that were already settled. By the
time Europeans arrived in North America, they found natives occupying large
amounts of land.2 The Indians helped start the history of New France.

Since the natives arrived early in North America, their population
started to increase quite rapidly. With the combination of migration as
well as the birth rate, the Indians inflated their population to a large
size. "In 1663, there were only still 3000 Europeans living in New France,
no more people than constituted a small Iroquoian tribe."3 The Indians
were in the majority before 1663.

Surrounding the area of New France there were two main native groups
who spoke different languages. These groups were the Algonquian and the
Iroquoian.

The Algonquians were primarily involved in trading and fishing. These
people remained in groups called bands, which included relatives such as
parents, children, grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins. ...

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in New France was so prominent that France decided to create a
monopoly to bring the trade under control. Two provisions had to be met:

Firstly, the private fur trading company had to
promote colonization. Secondly, it had to send
Roman Catholic missionaries to Christianize the
Indians.4

On the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Tadoussac, became the chief trading centre for
the Europeans. The trade route surrounding Tadoussac contained connections
from Hudson Bay to New England. Some negative aspects of the fur trade
were that:

The Fur Trade at first enriched traditional
Indian life, but later increasing competition
...

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