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BELANEY, ARCHIBALD STANSFELD, known as Grey Owl and Wa-sha-quon-asin
MACKENZIE, WILLIAM LYON
THOMPSON, Sir JOHN SPARROW DAVID
RADISSON, PIERRE-ESPRIT
BOURGEOYS, MARGUERITE, dite du Saint-Sacrement
CYR, LOUIS
SIFTON, Sir CLIFFORD
CARTIER, Sir GEORGE-ÉTIENNE
FRASER, SIMON
BROWN, GEORGE
TRUDEAU, PIERRE ELLIOTT
SIMCOE, JOHN GRAVES
FLEMING, Sir SANDFORD
BELL, ALEXANDER GRAHAM
FRANKLIN, Sir JOHN
CHAMPLAIN, SAMUEL DE
GALT, Sir ALEXANDER TILLOCH
THOMPSON, DAVID (1770-1857)
DIEFENBAKER, JOHN GEORGE
CABOT, SEBASTIAN
BRÉBEUF, JEAN DE (Échon)
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