The Huron-Wendat nation was an association of Iroquian speaking groups. The division consisted of four bands (the Rock, Cord, Bear and Deer people) and the four bands formed the Wendat Confederacy. Unfortunately, the Confederacy was defeated due to Iroquois invasion in 1648-1650. Originally, The Huron-Wendat inhabited Georgian Bay and Lake Simcoe in southern Ontario until the dispersal in 1650. Prior to 1600, Huron-Wendat population consisted of 20,000 to 25,000 however, between 1634-1642, the number was reduced by 9000 due to epidemics, measles, influenza and smallpox. For the purpose of this survey, the discussion will focus on the Huron-Wendat of Wendake. As a matter of fact, due to the significant loss of its population throughout the…show more content… Women were guardians of the family and of the village traditions such as cooking, farming, child care and etc. Women would plan crops while the men went out to trading and hunting. As a matter of fact, those who lived in the longhouses were determined by the women. Wendat society was both matrilocal and matrilineal. Matrilocal meant that the men had to move into the household of their wives and matrilineal was referred when all children belonged to the clan of their mothers. Young men could not inherit the property of their…show more content… Eventually, the tribe’s expertise and ability to travel long distance were a great asset to the French who then allied with the Huron to gain an advantage in the beaver fur trade. Therefore, agriculture and trade made the Huron one of the most stable nations in North America at the time. In addition, when Samuel de Champlian arrived in Wendake in 1615, he developed a fur-trading network that used the Wendat as middlemen between New France and the Algonkian nations. Over the course of time, the French and the English competed to find “Indian” allies and encourage nations allied with the enemy to change sides. However, at the end of the Seven Years’ War, The Huron-British Treaty of 1760 sealed the treaty partnership between the Crown and Huron Nation guaranteeing a binding obligation of respect and protection, among others. Nonetheless, speaking the main language that traders spoke may have been great at the time however, now the community lacks those who speak the mother
