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The Huron were a group of Canadian aboriginal people in the eastern woodlands farmers. What was unique about these people was that they were farmers and they had permanent villages. The Huron were friends with the Algonquin and French and enimies with the Iroquios and British. They had a land called Huronia and the Great lake Huron was named after them.

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What language did the Hurons speak?

wendat wendat


After the band of Hurons divided how many Indians were in charge of Heyward David and the sisters?

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Were the Huron indians French or Dutch?

The "Huron" tribe is neither French nor Dutch but a Canadian first nations people which lived along the St. Lawrence River. They called themselves the Wyandot, Wyandotte, or Wendat. The first French explorers called them the Huron for their characteristic hairstyle. In French this means means "having hair standing in bristles on the head," it comes from the Old french hure "head of a wild boar" The Hurons were allies of the French.


Analyze the cultural and economic responses of to the Indians of North America before 1750?

Spanish robbed native Americans of their resources. settled in north America to gain wealth in gold and silver. made Indians work in the gold and silver mines. Cortes conquered Aztecs and stole their resources. did not destroy culture. intermarriage become common. formed new ethnicity-mestizos. harsh religious response. the encomendia. destruction of religion in the Aztec empire. destroyed temples for use as christian cathedrals. journeys were just for profit off of gold and silver. balboa, de Leon, cortes, pizarro, de soto, coronado mistreated Indians. French wanted mutual economic benefits. took part in beaver trading. traded knives, beads, and guns. helped by indirect means. Champlain had a great relationship with the Huron tribe. helped the Hurons fight the Iroquois's. peacefully attempted to convert them. among the first Europeans to trade with the Indians in the 1500s. British anglo-indian wars. wanted to improve their own economy at the expense of the Indians. unfair fur trade. Quakers were kind towards the Indians and bought land at fair prices. Carolinas raided an destroyed most tribes by 1720s. Pequot War. Puritans thought the Indians were inferior. used harsh means to satisfy their own needs. only wanted their land not a relationship. saw the Indians as a form of cheap labor. Cornwallis had a good relationship with the Mi'kmaq tribe but then they got mad when he tried to take their land.


What Native Americans lived in New York before it was a colony?

New York Indian TribesDelaware. Bands of two of the main divisions of the Delaware Indians, the Munsee and Unami, extended into parts of New York State, including the island of Manhattan.Erie. The Erie occupied parts of Chautauqua and Cattaraugus Counties.There are more, thus read below.For the source and more detailed information concerning this subject, click on the related links section indicated below.

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What inventions did Hurons make?

No inventions were made by the Hurons.


Did Cartier encounter the Hurons?

Yes, the Hurons, Iroquois,also the Algonquins


When was Sainte-Marie among the Hurons created?

Sainte-Marie among the Hurons was created in 1634.


When did Samuel De Champlain met the Hurons?

Samuel De Champlain met the Hurons in the spring of 1608.


Who did the Hurons capture?

Uncas


When Champlain approached the Hurons for trade they insisted?

When Champlain approached the Hurons for trade, they insisted on a balanced reciprocal exchange of goods as per their cultural norms. This helped establish a mutually beneficial relationship between the French and the Hurons.


What did Chingachgook do to the dead Hurons?

He scalped them.


Who did the Hurons help?

The French and the Acadians


How did the Hurons run their trade network?

The Hurons ran their trade networks by acting like agents to trade with the french for European goods.


What language did the Hurons speak?

wendat wendat


When Did The Hurons Exist?

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What did duncan heyward to convince the hurons that he was?

a doctor