I did an extremely long charter for an elementary school from Ottawa to an archeological site in St. Anicet, Quebec. The site, an Iroquoian village built in 1450 discovered by the farmer M. Francois Droulers, was composed of about 10 longhouses and populated by about 500 native people
I had the opportunity to explore and photograph the historical replica of that village as the students participated in various activities. It was fascinating!
I love my job when I get to do charters to interesting places … though most days are routine runs transiting students from home to school and back. But the charters do make it all worth while!
The Iroquois lived as family units in longhouses. The longhouses themselves were fairly dark with numerous fire pits running down the centre of the building and seating / sleeping shelves along the walls.
I really liked the way the light hit this fur pelt on the shelf.
