https://omeka.uottawa.ca/recipro/files/original/3fb9116688a0a412ebc6883df38536f8.jpg 7333a07841aaf279ba884a82cf6ffa50 Person An individual. Birth Date 1626 Birthplace Ath, Belgium Death Date 1705 Place of Death Rome, Italy Occupation Author; priest; Recollet; missionary; explorer; historiographer. Languages Spoken or Written French; Flemish His books were translated into: Italian; Dutch; German. (But I don’t think it was Hennepin that translated them). Biographical Text Louis Hennepin arrived December 6, 1678 to Niagara Falls, Ontario. He was a writer and often wrote about his experiences in New France as a settler to Europe who had never been to North America. This pertains to his travels to Niagara because he made the Niagara Falls well known to the world (or at that time, Europe). He also worked on establishing a Fort in Niagara Falls and a “bark” (which I will have to research more. I assume it is referring to a structure made of tree bark?). After it was done, he left Niagara to go travel with René-Robert Cavalier De La Salle. Associated Course Select the course for which this item is created, if applicable. Conflict and Change in Early Canadian History (Carleton HIST 1301) Student Cataloguer Enter your student name here if this item is part of a course activity. Meghan Moore Portrait Credit Cite the source of the attached portrait, including title, creator, date, source, and any other credits such as permission, a Creative Commons or other license. Hennepin at Niagara Falls. 1942. The Picture Gallery of Canadian History Vol I, Library and Archives Canada. By C.W. Jefferys https://www.cwjefferys.ca/father-hennepin-at-niagara-falls. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, https://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Louis Hennepin (Priest and Missionary in Ath, Belgium) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource December 6, 1678 - May 11, 1679 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Niagara Falls, Ontario Description An account of the resource Hennepin and others were led by Dominique La Motte de Lucière to Niagara to build a fort and a “bark”. Hennepin was famously known for bringing attention to the beautiful waterfalls claiming it was “the most beautiful and altogether the most terrifying waterfall in the universe”. They were successful in both projects despite the many difficulties that arose. This included external challenges like watching out for the Indigenous people who lived in the area. They also dealt with internal issues of lacking supplies and/or food and the discontentment of the crew. The fort they built in the winter was named Fort Conti. He was sent off to get Gabriel and Zénobe to bring them back there and never returned to Niagara Falls. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Jean-Roch Rioux, “HENNEPIN, LOUIS,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 2, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed October 3, 2021, https://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/hennepin_louis_2E.html. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text