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"Modern day Simcoe County is commonly referred to as "Huronia". This name honors the original inhabitants of the area. The Huron’s, however, referred to themselves as "Wendat" and the territory occupied by their Confederacy was called Wendake. Wendake has been translated as "the land surrounded by water". Situated in the extreme north of the County, Wendake was enveloped by Georgian Bay to the north and west and Lake Simcoe to the east. Many rivers and lesser lakes dotted the Wendat homeland. The inhabitants shared the belief of many of their neighbors that their world was created on the back of a turtle.

“Huronia” or Wendake is no longer the homeland of the Wendat. No longer able to resist the attacks of the Iroquois besieging them, the last refugees in the area left their haven on Christian Island for Quebec City in 1650."