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Wendake was located near Quebec City, enabling Huron Wendat leaders to shape relationships with the wider world. Quebec City was a transit point for people and cargo. From the 1830s, trans-Atlantic steamship lines advertised regular passage,…

This black wool broadcloth jacket (1860-1870) was cut to embrace a fashionable woman, designed to lie over a bustle on the back of the skirt. The exquisite embroidery makes this a striking garment, outlining every line of the jacket.

A Huron…

This extraordinary bag shows a Thunderbird, a powerful manito or spirit-being, which is often associated with warfare. The bag was made in an unusual way: its inner cloth pouch is enclosed in finely cut, netted hide thongs which are painstakingly…