Food
What did the Wendat people eat?
corn, beans, squash, sunflowers
How many people lived in a village?
Up to 1000 people lived the villages
Did children to go to school?
No children did not go school. They learned by copying adults and listening to elders.
What were the Wendat homes called?
Longhouses
What did they make tools from?
The tools were made from wood, stones, shells, horns, and other parts of animals such as teeth and bones
Did the Wendat grow their own food?
Yes they grew their own food such as corn, beans, squash
Why were villages built along river shores?
Easy accessibility to water for drinking, bathing and washing their clothes. Also to travel by boat.
What did the Wendat people believe in?
They had respect for Mother Earth, believed in many spirits. Spirits are special forces that can not be seen
What material did they use to build their home?
The used wood. They peeled the bark from the trees, dried it, and cut it into large sheets. They made long wooden poles from the thin tree trunks. They also used animal hides.
What did they make snowshoes from?
Snowshoes were made from leather strips and wood
What types of animals did they hunt?
They hunted deer, elk, moose and beaver
What were the walls called that were around the village?
They were called palisades.
What was the responsibility of the women?
The women planted, prepared animal skins and made pots. They cared and taught children.
Where were the beds in the longhouses?
Beds were attached to the walls.
How did they make canoes?
Canoes were made from bark or carved tree trunks
Can you name other animals that the Wendat trapped and caught
They trapped birds and caught fish
Why were the pointy logs put up around the village?
To keep invaders away.
What was the responsibility of the men?
Men built homes, cleared land, hunted, made tools and weapons.
What was the longhouses covered with on the outside?
Longhouses were covered with bark
What was clothing made from?
Clothing was made from the hides
What were the “Three Sisters” ?
corn, beans, and squash
How many families lived together?
Many families lived together.
Who were the leaders for the Wendat people?
The women were the leaders.
What was in the center of the longhouses?
In the center of the aisle were fires for cooking and heat. Each fire was shared by two families.
How were cooking pots made?
Cooking pots were made from clay that was dug from the ground.