The Wendat Tribe

Enemies and Allies/ Contact between the French

• Samuel De Champlain
• Iroquois
• Jesuits

Down Fall

• The Wendat didn't perish at the same time
• They died little by little with all the wars going on

Government

• Many different clan leaders made the council
• The councils were restricted to male chiefs only

the women had no say in the councils

Trade/Currency

Relationship The

Environment

• They would use all parts of the animal,if not they would pray for it
• Everything they wore and used was from the environment,e.g medicine

• They would provide the french with

fur more beaver fur and in exchange

get Europeans goods like guns,weapons,

metal tools and kettles

• Also traded European goods for more fur

with other tribes

The Wendat Tribe

Homes

• They lived in longhouses
• 20 families can live in a long house
• When traveling they lived in wigwams

Transportation

• In the summer they traveled by canoes in the water
• In the winter they traveled by snowshoes

Clothing

• Clothing was made out of animal skin and birch bark
• The European introduced the Huron tribe to the cloth trade
• The Huron began to where European style of dress

Legend

The giant God Kitchi-Kiwana was the last of a race of mega gods. One day, Kitchi-Kiwana fell with a mountain in his arms which then shattered to form the 30 000 islands. The marks which his shoulders left can be seen his favourite island of Beausoleil, which was where he returned to sleep each night.

When he died, the natives covered him with trees and rocks to form what is now called Giant's Tomb Island. The flickering Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) can be seen whenever his spirit visits the islands.

Spiritual Beliefs

Tools And Weapons

• bows and arrows
• harpoons
• war clubs
• tomahawks
• spears
• knives

Beliefs

• Shaman
• Rituals
• Medicine Wheel

Language

• Huron/ Wendats in Canada speak french today
• Huron/ Wendats in the U.S.A speak English today
• the last few Huron/ Wendat speakers died in

1960-1961

The Huron spoke the language Iroquoian

Ceremonies

Resources

• Wedding
• Farewell Ceremonies
• Feasts

By: Sumeet, Shima and Shurethi

- the Wendat Huron project

-scriptmania.com

-www.saintemarieamongthehurons.on.ca

-native-american-indian facts .com

-facalty.marianopolis.edu

-humberarboretum.on.ca

-www.warpaths2peacepipes.com

-wikipedia

-www.watertown.k12.ma.us

-www.kerala.ca

-http://www.huron-wendat.qc.ca/index-en.html

Modern Culture

Arts/Sports/How contact between French Affected the Wendat

• Modern Wendat emerged in the 17th century
• Located in the southern part of Canada
• The traditions and styles changed when the Europeans came
• Today the elders of the Huron/ Wendat are teaching the youngsters the old traditions and styles

• Knits
• Beads
• Pottery

Food

• They ate corn, beans, squash,

wild berries, nuts, and maple syrup

• The men caught Whitefish, Trout, Catfish and hunted deer, bear etc.
• The women harvested the three sisters

Thank you!

Children

• Kids learned their skills by playing games
• Girls helped their mothers

boys were expected to be brave and strong

• They did go to school and were sent by Jesuits and were converted to Christianity learned from elders -did not have written language

Women

• Cooking
• Sewing
• Gathering food
• Farming
• Caring

for family and guest

The Wendat/Huron Tribe's Family Roles

How The Wendat/Huron Came To Be/Where they settled

Men

The Cord Tribe

• Hunting
• Fishing
• Making tools
• Repairing village structures
• Making canoes etc
• Clearing new fields
• peace negotiation with the outside world.

The Bear Tribe

• Many theories
• How they came to Canada?

The Diversity Amongst The Wendat Tribe

The Deer Tribe

The Rock Tribe

• The Bear Tribe
• The Cord Tribe
• The Rock Tribe
• The Deer Tribe

History

• Missions and Missionaries
• The Iroquois
• Samuel De Champlain
• Etienne Brule