THE SKY TREE
A HURON MYTH
The Huron (also called the Wyandot) lived in the
Northeastern woodlands by the Great Lakes. Today,
many still live on a reservation in Quebec, Canada.
Huron first came in contact with French settlers in the
St. Lawrence Valley in the 17th century. Jesuit
missionaries successfully converted many Huron to
Catholicism, and the tribe maintained largely peaceful
relationships with European settlers.
“The Sky Tree” is a creation myth that dates from the
earliest days of Huron oral tradition.