The Huron speak a form of Iroquoian. They were taller than the French and well built, wore beaver skin mantles, and greased their hair and faces.
Brûlé was likely treated with privilege in the camp. He killed caribou and deer alongside Algonquin and Huron hunters and spent most of his time learning to speak and write their languages. The Huron speak a form of Iroquoian. They were taller than the French and well built, wore beaver skin mantles, and greased their hair and faces. They came from Georgian Bay on Lake Huron and knew western waterways well. Brûlé was so content his first winter with the Huron that he asked Champlain at the rendezvous in 1611 if he could return for another year. Champlain agreed. He didn’t see his truchement again for years and considered him dead.
