The Iroquois launch a devastating attack into…

The Iroquois launch a devastating attack into the heart of Huronia in 1649, destroying several key villages and killing hundreds, if not thousands, among whom are the Jesuit missionaries Jean Brebeuf, Charles Garnier, and Gabriel Lallemant, all of whom are considered martyrs of the Catholic Church.

Following these attacks, the remaining Hurons, reduced from fifteen thousand to five hundred members, disperse to seek refuge on the islands in the Great Lakes, leaving the Ottawa to later fill the vacuum in the fur trade with the French.