François Vincent Kiowarini room

Permanent exhibition – Wendat Endi', Us the Wendat

The Huron-Wendat Museum, a national institution with a mission to preserve and promote the heritage of the Wendat Nation. Come experience a wonderful time while discovering the history, culture, Wendat art and their relationships with other First Nations.

The Wendat are more than ever imbued with their cosmogony, their customs and their traditions. More than half of the Nation still lives in the village called Wendake.

To inaugurate on June 22, 2024, the brand-new permanent exhibition, Wendat Endi’, We the Wendat, highlights the important historical figures of the Wendat Nation; bearers of Wendat culture. These figures allow us to explore the Wendat outlook on fundamental themes for the Nation. They show it has ensured continuity over the ages with its active resilience based on strong traditions. Throughout a past marked by certain tragic ruptures and major upheavals, the inventiveness and capacity for adaptation of the Wendat community have made it possible to maintain a dynamic culture looking towards the future.

The history of a living knowledge and objects imbued with a tangible memory: this is what the visitor is called to discover the Huron-Wendat Museum’s permanent exhibition. It presents, in an interactive way, a rare collection that immerses you in the heart of the Huron-Wendat universe.

Tsawenhohi House

Nicolas Vincent Tsawenhohi is one of the great diplomats of the Huron-Wendat Nation who knew the territory intimately (Nionwentsïo). Appointed War Chief in 1803, then Grand Chief in 1811, he was dedicated, alongside the great men of his Nation, to the good of his community and its territory.

It is in the house he lived in that we invite you to meet Nicolas Vincent Tsawenhohi and to take a look at the landscapes of his time.

Ekionkiestha' National Longhouse

The Huron-Wendat Ekionkiestha’ National Longhouse is located a stone’s throw from the Huron-Wendat Museum. Inside, First Nations myths and legends are told around one of the three fires.

Gardens and pathway

The Huron-Wendat Museum offers a thematic and horticultural garden as well as a trail with interpretation panels that create an enchanting landscape in any season.

We look forward to seeing you there!