History Briefs

The Huron, or Wendat, Ouendat as they called themselves, were organized into a political league or Confederacy of five separate Nations. Each Nation was divided into geographical districts made up of large fortified villages, smaller villages and hamlets. There might be forty or fifty families in a large village while only eight or ten in a small hamlet. The population was made up of extended families who had lived together for varying lengths of time. Kinship was identified by people of similar traditions and a common ancestry generally referred to as clans. Thus, a village would increase or decrease with the adoption of other families or clans.

The spoon of Tarhe (The Crane) c. 1730 as given to George Elliott of the Baltimore Society of Friends in 1799 as a token of friendship. Now located in the Museum of the American Indian, Washington DC.

Samples of Traditional Wendat (Wyandotte) Pottery
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Wendat (Wyandotte) Tobacco Bag with Moose Hair and Black Dyed Moccasins

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2004 Silver ADDY Winner
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