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An introduction to Quebec City: its history, the Nations whose lands it sits on, and Indigenous community life today, with sources.
Perched on Cap-Diamant above a narrowing of the St. Lawrence River, Quebec City takes its name from the Algonquin word Kébec, meaning where the river narrows. Samuel de Champlain established a settlement here in 1608 at the site of Stadacona, a former St. Lawrence Iroquoian village. On the city’s northern side, Wendake is home to the Huron-Wendat Nation, the Musée Huron-Wendat, the Hôtel-Musée Premières Nations and an open-air dance circle where the International Powwow of Wendake takes place. When Jacques Cartier arrived in 1535, Stadacona was home to about 1,000 Iroquoian people. They lived by fishing, hunting and growing corn. The Huron-Wendat came to the region after a hard exile. In 1649, about 1,000 Wendat fled with the Jesuits to Christian Island in Georgian Bay.
Quebec City is on Nionwentsïo, the ancestral territory of the Huron-Wendat Nation, whose community of Wendake is within the city.
Nearby: Wendake · Lévis · L’Ancienne-Lorette · Île d’Orléans · Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier
Wendake counted 5,155 registered members of the Huron-Wendat Nation as of April 2024. In the 2021 census, 6,980 people reported Wendat ancestry. Tourisme Wendake describes the community as landlocked within Quebec City. Wendake is governed by an elected council led by a Grand Chief, alongside family chiefs. The Nation reports that the Wendat language now appears across its governance. It runs an elementary school, a health facility and a police service, and it supports housing, youth programs and entrepreneurship. It also cares for a protected area called Ya’nienhonhndeh. Community services extend to environmental stewardship and hunting access. Visitors can explore Onhoüa Chetek8e, a traditional Huron site open year-round. Onhwa’ Lumina is a nighttime forest walk in which the Wendat Nation shares its legends through light. Organizers have announced a 2027 edition of the Wendake Pow Wow, with dates still to come. Wendake is also one of the 43 First Nations communities represented by the Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador. Created in 1985, the Assembly brings together chiefs from 10 nations across Quebec and Labrador. Its work has included caribou protection and self-government for First Nations.
More on the region: Indigenous Quebec · all of Canada.
XUSI is an Indigenous-owned business from Saskatoon, started in 2020 by two brothers from northern Saskatchewan. Along with our clothing, we bring Indigenous youth workshops and custom screen printing to Quebec City and across Quebec.
Strong Roots Strong Future is our interactive workshop for Indigenous youth, led by the two brothers who founded XUSI. We travel to schools, First Nations and Indigenous communities, youth organizations and funding programs in Quebec City and across Quebec. Youth ages 10 and up work through identity and culture, financial literacy, fitness, entrepreneurship and business skills, career readiness and hands-on screen printing.
Custom t-shirts, hoodies and crewnecks for Quebec City schools, sports teams, businesses, events and First Nations and Indigenous organizations. Send us an idea, get free design help and a full quote before anything is printed. We print in Saskatoon and ship to Quebec City. 10-garment minimum, up to 4 colours per design.
Heavyweight cotton tees, hoodies, crewnecks and A-frame hats with Cree words and the stories behind them. Fitness is part of how XUSI started, so our pieces are built for the gym and the street, and we ship them to Quebec City.
Shipping is calculated at checkout, and orders of $90 or more ship free anywhere in Canada.
Yes, returns can be requested within 30 days. Please note that the XUSI website is available in English only.
Yes. Our custom screen printing suits community groups, schools and events, with a 10-garment minimum and up to 4 colours per design. Every order gets a full quote before anything is printed, and design help is included. Please note that our website is available in English only.
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XUSI began with a gap: gym clothes that carried Indigenous identity instead of leaving it at the door. That is still the centre of the line, and it ships from Saskatoon to Quebec City.
The tees, hoodies and hats are designed by two Indigenous brothers on Treaty 6. Start with Indigenous gym wear, or see what every word means on the Meanings page.
