Before Europeans settlers arrived on QuÃ?©bÃ?©cois soil, the province’s vast tracts of land were the domain of aboriginal cultures. The Huron-Wendat people built a village called Stadacona on the site of present-day QuÃ?©bec City. In 1535, the French explorer Jacques Cartier arrived at Stadacona and spent a year in the area, giving every geographical feature … Continue reading Quebec City: A European City in North America