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 were farmers as well as hunters and gatherers. They had a very varied diet of wild berries, fish (which they dried for winter), wild meat, along with the corn, beans, and squash that they grew.
There were tripod shaped shelves that stored food and cooking utensils between the numerous fire pits that ran down the centre of the longhouse.
