The economic realities of New France required a cooperative relationship with these already established societies .
The French were more than willing to do so , recognizing some 39 sovereign Aboriginal nations as strategic partners and allies at the Great Peace of Montreal in 1701 .
The economic realities of New France required a cooperative relationship with these already established societies , and the French were more than willing to do so , recognizing some 39 sovereign Aboriginal nations as strategic partners and allies at the Great Peace of Montreal in 1701 .