The main modes of transportation had not changed between 1500 and 1745: the Iroquoians still travelled mostly on foot, by […]

In 1745, the Iroquoians still had the same political organization as in 1500. So did the Huron and the domiciled Iroquois […]

Countless Indigenous peoples were involved in the fur tradeTrade is when we buy, sell, or just exchange goods (things, foods, […]

In 1745, the Iroquoians still spoke their mother tongue. But depending on where they lived, some had also learned French […]

Most of the Haudenosaunee (now Six Nations Iroquois) and the Huron (Wendat) -Petun of the Great Lakes still practiced the […]

Bartering Indigenous Peoples bartered with the French, that is to say, to exchange their furs for European products. This allowed […]

Beginning in the 1650s, many Indigenous people who had been converted to CatholicismCatholicism – CatholicismCatholicism - Catholicism refers to the catholic religion. Catholics believe in the bible and that Jesus... More refers to the catholic religion. […]

Indigenous Peoples were coming into contact with the Europeans more and more often and for all sorts of reasons. These contacts […]

The role of women and men had not changed much between 1500 and 1745. Tasks were still divided according to […]

Kondiaronk died in Montréal just two days before the signing of the Great Peace of 1701. And yet his signature, a […]

There had been nearly 100,000 Iroquoians in 1500. By 1745, there were barely 12,000. This number included the Haudenosaunee (also known […]

By 1745, the Iroquoian territoryA territoryA territory is an area of land, or sometimes of sea, that we can say "belongs"... More is an area of land, or sometimes of sea, that we can say “belongs”… […]