Cartier's first two encounters with aboriginal peoples,…
June 1534 CE
Cartier's first two encounters with aboriginal peoples, most likely the Mi'kmaq, on the north side of Chaleur Bay are brief; some trading occurs.
An arm of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence located between Quebec and New Brunswick, the name of the bay is attributed to Cartier (Baie des Chaleurs).
It translates into English as "bay of warmth" or "bay of torrid weather".