At the turn of the 19th century, nomadic Indigenous groups, such as the Maliseet and Abenaki, visited Lévy Point seasonally. This point overlooks the St. Lawrence River, just across from Québec City. Based on drawings by artist Robert Auchmuty Sproule, this engraving shows an Indigenous summer encampment at Lévy Point.

1807 - 1840

Indigenous Peoples in Québec City at the turn of the 19th century

As since time immemorial, Indigenous nations lived in and around Québec City at the turn of the 19th century. Among them were the Huron-Wendats, who lived just outside Québec City in a village called Jeune-Lorette. It is better known today as Wendake. Indigenous people gathered in nearby wooded areas to hunt or fish, or came into town to sell various products. Other nations, such as the Maliseet and Abenaki, also frequented the peripheral region south of the St. Lawrence River. No wonder that the artists of the time illustrated many Indigenous people in their works!

View of Québec City from Lévy Point

W. Walton, after Robert Auchmuty Sproule At the turn of the 19th century, nomadic Indigenous groups, such as the Maliseet and Abenaki, visited Lévy Point seasonally. This point overlooks the St. Lawrence River, just across from Québec City. Based on drawings by artist Robert Auchmuty Sproule, this engraving shows an Indigenous summer encampment at Lévy Point.

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Depicted period: 1832

Source: Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec Document in the public domain (free of copyright) - Date: 1832

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