Honniasontkeronon Tribe
Honniasontkeronon Indians (Iroquois; ‘people of the place of crook-necked squashes, or ‘people if the place where they wear crosses’) An unidentified people of whom Gallinée was informed by the Iroquois as living on Ohio river, above the falls at Louisville, Kentucky. On a map of De l’Isle, dated 1722, a small lake called Lake Oniasont, around which are the words ‘les Oniasontke,’ is placed on the south side, apparently of the “Ouabache, otherwise called Ohio or Beautiful river.” and the outlet of Lake Oniasont is made to flow into the Ouabache. It may be inferred that the Iroquois statement as … Read more