Visiting the First Nations Garden

Since time immemorial, the Cree, Algonquin, Attikamek, Innu and Naskapi have lived in the vast conifer forest dominated by black spruce, fir and birch trees. The forest extends from the boundaries of the northern zone to the deciduous forest further south.

Under a veil of leaves lies the ear of the corn, essential to the lives of the Iroquoians. The Huron-Wendat and Mohawk always had many uses for corn, as far back as memory goes.