What story Pointe-à-Callière tells of the Iroquois

Montreal has always been a city with a rich history and culture. And, as such, the city is host to several museums. One such museum is Pointe-à-Callière. The institution named after the city’s governor from 1684 to 1699, Louis-Hector de Callière. The governor brokered the 1701 peace treaty called the Great Peace of Montreal, according to Rick Andreoli .

The Pointe-à-Callière differentiates itself from other museums in Montreal is that features artifacts from different historical periods of the city. One such exhibition shows artifacts from the Iroquois, a tribe of North American Indians which inhabited the area before it became the city of Montreal. The exhibit showcases different snapshots of the lives of men and women of the First Nation who set up their communities on the St. Lawrence Basin.

Besides delving into this anthropological aspect of the Indian nation, the exhibit basically leads to the arrival of settlers in the area. The exhibit also talks about the more important settlers who made Montreal the city that it is, like Louis-Hector de Callière himself. Also showcased are various pieces from important settlement sites like the first Catholic cemetery of the city.

The exhibit dedicates important space for the commemoration of the Great Peace of Montreal, the peace treaty made by France and the people of the First Nation. The treaty basically brokers non-violence between Indians and the Canadian settlers and a promise of neutrality from the First Nation in case the French had to fight the English.

Finally, aside from being a museum, Pointe-à-Callière is also an archeology site and many of these artifacts are still being discovered to this day. You should visit Montreal and visit the museum if you ever come this way, adds Rick Andreoli.