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Coureurs de Bois __ March 21st, Day 1 __ Dear Diary, this is Jacque Carrier and this is day one. I have ran away from my home, France to live a better life in a new world called New France. I have just arrived on my canoe a couple of hours ago it seems like I am going to love it here. The main reason I am here is to trade with the Native people for furs to make some money for myself. This business is supposed to be illegal because we don’t have permission from the government, but so many people do it now and it isn’t because we’re bad people, but because we’re just trying to make some money for ourselves make our lives better by filling it with adventure.

__ May 2nd, Day 43 __ Dear Diary, this is now day forty three and I have been living in New France for about a month and a half. So far my trip has been a success. I have made friends with a local group of people called the Huron. I am getting closer and closer with these amazing people and I think soon I will get close enough with them so that I can maybe stay and live with them for a bit. So far I have been relying on fishing more than hunting and used tent like structures for shelter. __ June 14th, Day 86 __ Dear Diary, this is day eighty six. I was finally able to get the Huron to trust me and they have let me live with them. I am very happy that they let me live with them. I now started to wear animal skins and eat the food they make. I am slowly learning their language and getting used to their customs. This place has completely flipped my life around and I love it. __ 2 years later March 8th __ Dear Diary, I have returned home to France and it has been a pretty long period away from home. I’m using my to have some fun now that I have done my job. I have been drinking, smoking and gambling. Soon I will be off on a new adventure. ** Diary 2 **
 * April 4th **
 * It’s been a year and a bit since I have landed in New France. For most of the time I was with the Native people, but I also met a couple French people as well. I met a **** seigneur named Jacques Francois. He is truly a great man. Seigneurs are basically the high class people because they own land and have workers. I met him in the woods because he was just having a walk to have a look around the area and get to know the place a little better. Usually the seigneurs and we (courier du bois) don’t get along, but we didn’t really have anything to fight about. Their job is to get land from the king and provide it to the habitants. Along with him also came one of his habitant, but I wasn’t able to catch what his name was. The habitants are the people that work for the seigneurs farming and in return they receive a place to live. They are very important people to the society of New France. The seigneurs have one of the best spots in New France. They have the best places to live; they’re rich and eat the best food. We all had a great day sharing stories about our lives and jobs. **

Bibliography: Harold Horwood, "The Colonial Dream," Canada's Illustrated Heritage, Toronto, 1978 Stewart K. Dicks, "Canadiana Scrapbook: Les Canadiens: The French in Canada 1600-1867," Prentice-Hall of Canada Ltd. Scarborough, 1980 Michael Cranny, "Crossroads: A Meeting of Nations," Pearson Education Canada Inc., Toronto, 1998

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