Question: Who began the colonization of the area that Jesuit missionary Claude Aveneau resided?
Sentence (from "New France"): New France (French: "Nouvelle-France" ) was the area colonized by France in North America during a period beginning with the exploration of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence by Jacques Cartier in 1534 and ending with the cession of New France to Great Britain and Spain in 1763.
Relevant evidence: Yes