Local Connections: Rendez-Vous with Wendat Cultural Village with a Clan Member

Description

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What you will visit:

Wendake Amerindian Village
Canada's only surviving Huron community is located northwest of Quebec City on the opposite shore of the St. Charles River. Upon arrival, meet Andawa Laveau, a Huron-Wendat member, proudly involved in her community. Become acquainted with the daily life and customs of the Huron people in the longhouse and learn about the techniques used for meat drying and food preservation methods in the smokehouse. Free time at the village offers the chance to do a little exploring, and a path leads to a replica of a 17th-century Huron village with wooden longhouses.

About Andawa Laveau
Andawa Laveau is a Huron-Wendat of the Bear Clan under the matrilineal system. In addition to being a person very involved and passionate about the culture of his Nation and the maintenance of traditions, he is also a musician, singer and guide-facilitator. The Bear Clan, in traditional Huron-Wendat symbolism, is the symbol of medicine. According to legend, the Red Mountain Bears kidnapped a Huron-Wendat couple to teach them the secret of medicinal plants. They then allowed the couple to return home to teach this science to their people. In the past, members of the Bear Clan have a duty to maintain knowledge of traditional medicine.

What you will see along the way:
Quebec City, the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec, was founded in 1608. Considered one of the most beautiful cities in North America, it brims with living history, 17th-century architecture, elegant churches, and heritage buildings. The Historic District of Old Quebec, dates to the 1600s and encompasses both the Upper Town and Lower Town as well as gates, ramparts and fortification walls. The Wendake Amerindian Village is just a quick drive from port.

Photo Opportunity:
Focus your lens on Kabir Kouba Falls, cascading from a height of 91 feet. A trail leads to a view of the canyon, which at its highest point measures 137 feet.

Shopping:
Inside the La Boutique Le Huron, you'll find the largest variety of First Nation and Inuit art and handicrafts in eastern Canada. Shop from over 4,000 articles, including handmade crafts, moccasins, snowshoes, Inuit and Iroquois sculptures, Navajo jewelry, western Canadian totem poles, traditional masks and much more.