Conversation so far:
When did the Menominee first encounter Europeans?
1634.
Which country were the Europeans from?
French.
Why were the French there?
French explorer Jean Nicolet's.
How did the Menominee react?
The Native people were said to fear "the light-skinned man who could make thunder..
How did they "make thunder"?
Nicolet put on a silk Chinese ceremonial robe, stood up in the middle of the canoe and shot off two pistols.
Did Nicolet fight the Menominee?
CANNOTANSWER.
Did the Menominee encounter any other specific Europeans?
Pierre Francois Xavier de Charlevoix.
Who was Pierre?
a French Catholic clergyman, professor, historian, author and explorer.
How did he interact with the Menominee?
In 1721 he came upon the Menominee, whom he referred to as Malhomines (.

Question: Why did he refer to them as Malhomines?
Self-contained rewrite: Why did Pierre Francois Xavier de Charlevoix call the Menominee people Malhomines?