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Wendat or Huron was the spoken language of the Huron-Wendat Nation in Quebec, Canada and some parts of Oklahoma in the United States, and it was traditionally spoken by Wyandot, Wyandotte or Huron people. [9] The language was closely related to the Iroquois language.
The Wyandot people (also Wyandotte, Wendat, Waⁿdát, or Huron) [2] are an Indigenous peoples of the Northeastern Woodlands of the present-day United States and Canada. Their Wyandot language belongs to the Iroquoian language family. In Canada, the Huron-Wendat Nation has two First Nations reserves at Wendake, Quebec. [3]
As a youth Gros-Louis received the Wendat name Oné Onti, meaning "paddler". [1] Gros-Louis initially made a living by hunting, fishing and trapping on the Huron-Wendat First Nation's traditional lands. He later worked as a guide, leading people on similar expeditions. [1] He also worked as a surveyor and as a travelling salesman.
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Marguerite Vincent Lawinonkié (c. 1783-1865) was a famous Huron-Wendat craftswoman who helped save the Huron-Wendat community. [1] In 2008, the Canadian government deemed her a 'Person of National Historic Significance' for the quality of her art. Her son was Francois-Xavier Picard Tahourenche.
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The community also went by the name Wendat or Wyandot. At the time of first contact with the Europeans, the Huron were strong as a community with over an estimated 25,000 people, but as more and more European settlers came over the numbers of people dwindled to about 9,000 in result of diseases that the Huron had no immunity to, such as ...
In 2005, a plaque was approved to be made at the site of his home, 186 Nicolas-Vincent Street, Wendake, Quebec, which reads: Grand Chief of the Hurons of Lorette from 1811 to 1844, Nicolas Vincent Tsawenhohi was an astute politician and a skilful diplomat, renowned for his profound respect for and knowledge of Aboriginal laws, customs, and traditions.