Episode 26
37:32

Battle for the Soul of Wendake

Published February 5, 2026

As Christianity spread among the Wendat, faith became a fault line. This episode explores the growing conflict between converts and traditionalists, and how spi...

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As Christianity spread among the Wendat, faith became a fault line. This episode explores the growing conflict between converts and traditionalists, and how spiritual change reshaped community life during a moment of crisis.

Sources:

The Children of Aateantsic: A History of the Huron People to 1660 by Bruce Trigger

Crosses in the Sky: Jean de Brébeuf and the Destruction of Huronia by Mark Bourrie

Dispersed But Not Destroyed by Kathryn Magee Labelle

The Huron-Wendat Feast of the Dead by Erik R. Seeman

Natives and Newcomers: Canada’s Heroic Age Reconsidered by Bruce G. Trigger

Huron Wendat: The Heritage of the Circle by Georges E. Sioui

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Episode Info
Episode
26
Duration
37:32
Published
February 5, 2026