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Audio Transcript of Jean-Baptiste de La Vérendrye 1736
Audio Transcript: On 5 June 1736, Jean-Baptiste de La Vérendrye left Fort Saint-Charles to fetch provisions and merchandise, but he and his party were massacred by Sioux marauders on a small island in Lac des Bois.
Source: Voiceovers by Kyle Rawn, Christian Wyss and LeeAnn McLellan, Algonquin College, Ottawa. Assistance provided by Don Crockford, Coordinator, Broadcasting Radio and Media Design Sector, Algonquin College.
