JUNE 29:

1789 Hay River NWT
Alexander Mackenzie 1764-1820 enters a river flowing northwest from Great Slave Lake after hearing about salt water from the Yellowknife Indians; the Mackenzie River (later named after him) takes him to the Arctic Delta on July 10; the North West Company partner is trying to find a way to ship furs to the west coast.

1930 Rome Italy
Pope Pius XI canonizes Jean de Brébeuf and 7 other Jesuits martyred in the 1600s; the first North American saints.
 

BACKGROUND:

DeBreboeuf's extensive writings on the Huron may be found at Lavalle Universite in Quebec.