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Historically, the members of the Wendat confederacy were the Attinniaoenten (“people of the bear”), Hatingeennonniahak (“makers of cords for nets”), Arendaenronnon (“people of the lying rock”), Atahontaenrat (“two white ears,” i.e., “deer people”) and Ataronchronon (“people of the bog”). Each of these peoples were termed by the French as “nations.”...
The Wendat lived in 18 to 25 villages, some with up to 3,500 people. Their subsistence economy was based on corn, beans, squash and fish. Hunting was of minor importance except in the fall and late winter, and occurred well beyond the boundaries of occupied territory. At the time of French contact in the early 17th century, these efficient farmers ...
Traditionally, the Wendat traced descent and inheritance through the female line. As among all the Iroquoian nations, the fundamental socioeconomic group was the matrilineal-extended family. It was made up of a number of nuclear families whose female members traced common descent to a mother or grandmother. That woman would be in charge of daily af...
The Wendat language is part of the Iroquoian linguistic family. After years of dispersals and the subsequent colonization of the land that is now Canada, the Wendat language nearly went extinct. Still considered endangered, the language is being revitalized by Wendat peoples through a variety of educational programs and initiatives, including a dic...
The Wendat formed trade and military alliances with French explorers. To demonstrate French solidarity with their new allies, Samuel de Champlain and two French volunteers joined a Wendat raid against its enemies, the Haudenosaunee. (See also Indigenous-French Relations.) In order to forge closer trade relations and obtain military aid from the Fre...
Between 1642 and 1646, the Haudenosaunee dispersed the Algonquians from the Ottawa Valley and attacked the eastern Wendat villages. In 1648 and 1649, armed with Dutch firearms, they defeated and dispersed the Wendat; followed by the Tionontati in 1649–50, the Neutral by 1651 and the Erie by 1656. During these wars, about half the post-epidemicWenda...
The Wendat nation in Wendake, Quebec (Nation Huronne-Wendat), is led by a council made up of a Chief and heads of family (see Huron-Wendat of Wendake). The Nation offers a variety of services to its members, including a school (École Wahta’), health facility (Centre de santé Marie-Paule-Sioui-Vincent) and police (Service de police de Wendake). It i...
Learn about the Wendat (Huron), an Iroquoian-speaking nation that lived in the St. Lawrence Valley and Great Lakes region. Discover their history, culture, language, territory and population.
Huron were Iroquoian-speaking North American Indians who lived along the St. Lawrence River and were enemies of the Iroquois Confederacy. Learn about their culture, history, and migration from Britannica.
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