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Land Acknowledgement: Wendake is situated within the Quebec City metropolitan area on the traditional territory of the Huron-Wendat Nation. The Huron-Wendat people have occupied the St. Lawrence Valley region for centuries and are the custodians of the Nionwentsïo, their ancestral territory.

Huron-Wendat

Wendake (Huron-Wendat Nation)

Quebec City Region, Quebec, Canada

Located within Quebec City, Wendake is the home of the Huron-Wendat Nation. The community is renowned for its cultural tourism, traditional longhouse experiences, and the remarkable preservation of Wendat heritage in an urban setting.

4
Businesses
~4,000 (band members)
Population
2
Events
2
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Language & Culture — Wendat

Wyandot / Huron-Wendat

Traditional Name:

Wendat

Language Family:

Iroquoian

Speakers:

0 native first-language speakers (language is dormant); ~50–100 second-language learners actively reconstructing the language from archival and historical sources

UNESCO Status:

Critically Endangered / Dormant (actively being revived)

Essential Phrases

Hello / Greeting

Kweh

/KWEH/

Hello / Greetings

Thank You

Tiawenhk

/tee-ah-WENK/

Thank you

Welcome

Yändia'wïch

/yan-dee-AH-weetch/

Welcome

Cultural Values

NionwentsïoOur Magnificent Territory
Yawendara'The Great Voice / Wisdom
Yändicha'Unity / Coming Together

Language Revitalisation

  • •Yawenda Project — Wendat language reconstruction from 17th–19th century records
  • •Bureau du Nionwentsïo Wendat language initiatives
  • •Université Laval collaboration for Wendat linguistic documentation

Preserving Indigenous Languages: Wendat (Wyandot / Huron-Wendat) is critically endangered, with very few first-language speakers remaining. Every conversation, every phrase learned, and every child raised in the language strengthens the vitality of this community. We encourage visitors to learn and use these phrases respectfully.

Hospitality / Cultural TourismDining / CulinaryRetail / ArtsTourism

Businesses in Wendake (Huron-Wendat Nation)

Hôtel-Musée Premières Nations

AI-Ready

Hospitality / Cultural Tourism

Award-winning Indigenous hotel and museum offering immersive cultural experiences, traditional cuisine, and accommodation in a longhouse-inspired setting.

Restaurant La Traite

Dining / Culinary

Fine dining restaurant at Hôtel-Musée Premières Nations serving contemporary Indigenous cuisine inspired by traditional Huron-Wendat ingredients and methods.

Wendake Artisan Shops

Retail / Arts

Shops along Boulevard Bastien selling traditional Huron-Wendat crafts, snowshoes, moccasins, and artwork.

Tourisme Wendake

AI-Ready

Tourism

Tourism development organisation promoting Huron-Wendat cultural experiences and heritage tourism.

Events & Celebrations

Wendake International Pow Wow

June

Annual pow wow and cultural festival in Wendake featuring Indigenous dance, music, crafts, and traditional foods.

Fêtes de la Nouvelle-France (Wendake Participation)

August

Huron-Wendat participation in Quebec City's annual celebration of early colonial history, highlighting the Indigenous perspective.

Cultural Destinations & Landmarks

Hôtel-Musée Premières Nations

Nationally recognised museum and hotel complex offering longhouse visits, cultural exhibits, and traditional Huron-Wendat experiences.

Tsawenhohi House (National Historic Site)

National Historic Site of Canada, the 18th-century home of Huron-Wendat Grand Chief Nicolas Vincent Tsawenhohi.

Grants & Funding Resources

Société de crédit commercial autochtone (SOCCA)

Aboriginal Financial Institution providing business loans to Indigenous entrepreneurs in Quebec.

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Indigenous Tourism Quebec

Support and marketing for Indigenous tourism enterprises across Quebec.

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