The Iroquois kept up a permanent siege at Trois-Rivières, but they were mostly unseen, as they rarely left the cover of the forest. Radisson kept moving. Suddenly, all around him, 30 Iroquois warriors rose from the grass and from behind the bushes. Having heard the singing of the Algonkians, who were allied with the French, Radisson borrowed their cadence and tones and added French words. When Radisson sang his songs, the Iroquois warriors became silent.

Source: thestar March 31, 2019 11:01 UTC