Back Velký montréalský mír Czech Großer Friede von Montreal German Gran Paz de Montreal Spanish Montrealin suuri rauhansopimus 1701 Finnish Grande paix de Montréal French Grote Vrede van Montreal Dutch Den store freden i Montreal NN Den store freden i Montréal NB Wielki pokój montrealski Polish Grande Paz de Montreal Portuguese
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| La Grande paix de Montréal | |
|---|---|
 Copy of the treaty including signatures | |
| Signed | August 4, 1701 |
| Location | Montreal, New France |
| Signatories | |
| Language | French |
The Great Peace of Montreal (French: La Grande paix de Montréal) was a peace treaty between New France and 39 First Nations of North America that ended the Beaver Wars. It was signed on August 4, 1701, by Louis-Hector de Callière, governor of New France, and 1300 representatives of 39 Indigenous nations.[1]
The French, allied to the Hurons and the Algonquins, provided 16 years of peaceful relations and trade before war started again.[citation needed] Present for the diplomatic event were the various peoples; part of the Iroquois confederacy, the Huron peoples, and the Algonquin peoples.[2]
This has sometimes been called the Grand Settlement of 1701,[3] not to be confused with the unrelated Act of Settlement 1701 in England. It has often been referred to as La Paix des Braves, meaning "The Peace of the Braves".
- ^ Francis, Daniel. Voices and Visions. Oxford University Press. p. 82.
- ^ Charlotte Gray The Museum Called Canada: 25 Rooms of Wonder Random House, 2004
- ^ "Grand Settlement of 1701". Archived from the original on 2009-09-28. Retrieved 2013-09-17.