Hurons and French attacking a palisaded Onondaga Village.
As the French and British allied themselves with Indian tribes, they became involved in long-standing Indian alliance patterns. At the same time, European nations found their Indian allies a valuable asset in their own struggle for control of North America. While Britain relied on Iroquois friendship, the French were aided by the Huron Indians. This photograph shows the Huron Indians and their French allies attacking a palisaded Onondaga Village. As you can see from Champlain's sketch, the Indians had developed complicated systems of fortification.
Courtesy: Reproduced from The Works of Samuel de Champlain, ed. H.P. Biggar, vol. 3, The Champlain Society, Toronto, 1929.
