Sedentary peoples use the resources of the land to feed themselves: farming makes it possible for them to remain in the same place for a long time, unlike nomadic peoples.
Among the First Peoples in Quebec, the Kanien’kehá:ka (Mohawk) and the Huron-Wendat, of the Iroquoian linguistic family, were mostly sedentary: in addition to agriculture and gathering, they hunted in the forest and fished in the lakes and rivers near their villages.
Being sedentary made it possible to live in longhouses, which are more permanent dwellings than tents. Sedentary nations could also make heavy or bulky objects, such as pestles and mortars and terracotta vases for cooking and storing food.
Despite their sedentary lifestyle, the Iroquoian people had to move the village every 20 years or so, because the land became depleted of nutrients: they had to find other fields where their plants would grow well.