A complete listing of all the Indian villages, towns and settlements as listed in Handbook of Americans North of Mexico. Hachaath. An extinct Nootka tribe which formerly lived on or N. of Barclay id, Vancouver id. Haena. A former Haida town on the E. end of Maude id., Skidegate inlet, Queen Charlotte ids. , Brit. […]
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A complete listing of all the Indian villages, towns and settlements as listed in Handbook of Americans North of Mexico. Cabbasagunti. A small body of Indians dwelling in 1807 in the village of “Saint Francais,” on St Francis River, Quebec, in which they were named Cabbassaguntiac, i. e., people of Cabassaguntiquoke, signifying the place where
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A complete listing of all the Indian villages, towns and settlements as listed in Handbook of American Indians of North America. Beauport. A village established in 1650 in Quebec County, Canada, by fugitive Huron, who removed in the next year to the island of Orleans. Shea, Cath. Miss., 196, 1855. Bécancour. A village on St
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A complete listing of all the Indian villages, towns and settlements as listed in Handbook of American Indians of North America. Acous. The principal village of the Chaicclesaht, situate on Battle Bay, Ououkinish Inlet, west coast of Vancouver Island. Can. Ind. Aff , 264, 1902. Aggavacaamanc (arroyo of the gulls (?)). A rancheria, probably Cochimi,
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Neutral Indians, Neutral Nation, Neutral First Nation, Neutral People. An important confederation of Iroquoian tribes living in the 17th century north of Lake Erie in Ontario, having four villages east of Niagara river on territory extending to the Genesee watershed; the western bounds of these tribes were indefinitely west of Detroit river and Lake St
Biauswah A Chippewa chief, also known as Byianswa, son of Biauswah, a leading man of the Loon gens which resided on the south shore of Lake Superior, 40 miles west of La Pointe, northwest Wisconsin. He was taken prisoner by the Fox Indians when a boy, but was saved from torture and death by his
There are 70 First Nations in Saskatchewan, 61 of which are affiliated to one of the Nine Saskathewan Tribal Councils. The five linguistic groups of First nations in Saskatchewan are Cree, Dakota, Dene (Chipewyan), Nakota (Assimboine) and Saulteaux. Treaties 2, 4, 5, 6, 8 and 10 cover the Province of Saskatchewan. Ahtahkakoop Band of the
Etchareottine Indians, Etchareottine Nation (‘people dwelling in the shelter’). An Athapascan tribe occupying the country of Great Slave lake and upper Mackenzie river to the Rocky mountains, including the lower Liard valley, British America. Their range extends from Hay river to Ft Good Hope, and they once lived on the shores of Lake Athabasca and in
