Huron’s Every Day Life by Kenzie

                Have you ever heard of an Indian tribe that thinks everything has a soul, moved three times, or ate turtles? Well, the Huron tribe does all this, and more.  Come and see what else they did; this history will tell you about how they hunted, myths and legends, where they lived, and celebrations and feasts.   The Huron were hunters that lived happy lives.

                The Huron were strong hunters.  The Huron trapped rabbits, muskrats, and turtles.  To catch the animals, they made a V-shape weapon, ran at animals, and trapped them.  They trapped the animals with traps, bows and arrows, arrow shafts, knifes, and hatchet blades made of stone or animal bone.  They also fished.  They caught trout, struceal, and whitefish.  In the winter, they cut a hole in the ice and then fished from the hole.  In the summer, though, they stretched nets across the water and pulled the fish out.

The Huron used masks like this one.

                The Huron were also known for their myths and legends.  One myth is about Deganawida.  Deganawida left Huron and went to Mohawk.  He stopped constant warfare and was able to slay sea monsters.  Huron’s savor was another popular story.  There was a mother that fell from a hole in the sky into the ocean.  Luckily, a huge turtle came and saved her.  The mother had two sons named Iouskeha and Tawiscaron.  Iouskeha created water, grew corn, provided good weather, and let animals out so humans could hunt.  Sadly, Tawiscaron created disease and death.

                Next, the Huron lived many places over the years.  The Huron started out in Ontario Peninsula.  Then they were forced to move to Minnesota, Iowa, and then Wisconsin.  They made friends with England and then settled in Sandusky.

                The Huron people loved celebrations and feasts.  Their jewelry was necklaces and headbands made of snakeskin.  They painted their face and body.

                As you can see, the Huron were peaceful people.  Their everyday lives were filled with hunting, hard work and moving from place to place.  If I was a Huron, I would be very tired by the end of every day.  No matter what, though, the Huron people were strong hunters that lived happy lives.  The Huron were known for being strong hunters, telling great myths and legends, having celebrations and feasts, and for where they lived.    

Works Cited

King, David.  The Huron.  New York: Marshall Cavendish Benchmark Publishing Company, 1989. 

Clifton, James A.  “Huron.”  Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia.  2008.  Grolier online.  29 Oct.  2008Http://gmegrolier.com/cg,-bin/article?assetid=0143960-0.

Bonvillain, Nancy.  The Huron.  New York: Chelsea House Publishers Company, 1989.

The Huron People by Madeline

The Huron had the best food. The women in the tribe did all of the cooking, and they also planted corn, cucumber, and squash. Their cooked squash was mashed up so they could feed it to the babies and so people with no teeth could eat it. They also grew all their corn around their homes, so it did not look like theHuron were living there. They ate deer meat; they also ate ducks if they are lucky. Sometimes they would have dried up corn, mushy squash, and cucumbers with salt from the ground. They had lots of turkey pumpkin pies, fish from the Huron Lake.  These were their main foods.

Squash

Huron’s homes were really big homes. Their homes were about 100 feet long; that’s why they were called longhouses. When they were building them, it looked like an upside down “u." It also had lots of corn around the longhouse, so it looked like no one lives around there. They would make a hole on top the house, so when they were cooking in there, all of the smoke can get out. They had lots of deer skin everywhere so they would be warm.

Huron’s clothes always looked attractive. Their clothes are made of deer skin and dyed with berries. Also, there was a dress that was made of bells, and after funerals the girls wearing these dresses would dance all night till the sun came up.  There were moccasins with beads on them and lots of colors .    

The Huron’s crafts were really interesting. One of the things they made was a happy elephant with the strips of a warriors; they would have parties with the warriors, and they would make sure that they are not hurt for the next hunt. They also made pockets with beads on them and to hold their hammerheads in them.

References 

Gray Kanatiiosh , Barbara  Huron . Edina Minnesota: ABDo Publishing company , 2004.

last updated Dec.10, 2008