ENUMERATION OF THE INDIAN TRIBES CONNECTED WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA; THE WARRIORS AND ARMORIAL BEARINGS OF EACH NATION. 1736. At the River St. John, near the English. The Abenakis. The 8benakis at the head of said River. 1 Village called Narentchsan. Warriors.. The armorial bearings (Totums) of this Nation, which is divided into two sections, are the Pigeon (tourtre) and the Bear. There are besides some tribes who carry the Partridge, the Beaver and the Otter. 200 150 60 180 15 665 The Têtes de Boule or Tribes of the Interior. These are wandering Savages who have no knowledge either of the order or form of villages, and those who evince the least intellect (esprit); they inhabit the mountains and the lakes from Three Rivers, in the interior, to Lake Superior. Their armorial bearings (Totums) are unknown, if they have any. Boston and Orange. The Loups (Mohegans) who understand the 8abenakis and whom the Sabenakis understand are dispersed from Boston to Virginia, which is equal to from Lake Champlain to the head of Lake Erie-300 leagues. This nation may be six hundred men, under British rule. No person could give me any information of their customs. This only by way of remark. Montreal. Algonquins. They are twenty men settled with the Iroquois of the Two Mountains; this is all that remains of a nation the most warlike, most polished and the most attached to the French. They have for armorial bearings an Evergreen Oak (chêne vert.) At the Lake of the Two Mountains. The Nepissingues. A part of this Tribe is incorporated with the Iroquois. The remainder has its village at the lake of the same name. There are here fifty men bearing arms. The armorial bearings of this Nation are the Heron for the Achagué, or Heron tribe; the Beaver for the Amekoves; the Birch for the Bark tribe (la famille de l'Ecorce); Blood for the Miskouaha or the Bloody people. 20 60 Remark, Sir, if you please, that besides the bearings of the principal stocks to which I exclusively confine 'myself, leisure not permitting me to obtain thorough details, each tribe distinguishes itself by peculiar devices. The Iroquois who are masters of this village, amount to no more than sixty-three-I mean warriors. At Sault St. Louis. The Iroquois, who compose exclusively the village are nearly three hundred and three bearing arms. These two villages proceeding from the Iroquois of Lake Ontario, or Frontenac, have the same armorial devices. Three principal tribes carry the Wolf, the Bear and the Tortoise. NOTE.-Argent, to the Wolf gules, &c. They usually ornament them merely with charcoal. The Great River of the Outawas. At Lake Nepissingue there is one small village of thirty men, who bear a Squirrel, Atchitams. River and Lake Themiscaming. 735 60 300 30 The Tabittibis are one hundred warriors. 100 They have for device an Eagle. At the mouth of the Themiscaming there are twenty warriors. At the head of the Lake twenty domiciled. These savages are what are called Têtes de Boule, who amount to over six hundred in the Northern coun try. 600 I shall speak of them hereafter without reference to their numbers. At Missilimakinak The Outawas of this village amount to one hundred and eighty warriors; the two principal branches 1865 are Kiskakous (1) and Sinago (2); the River Missisagué. The Missisagués on the river number thirty men, and twenty men on the Island called Manitoua tim of Lake Huron. And have for device, a Crane. Lake Superior-At the Mouth. At Sault St. Mary are the Sauteurs, to the number of for devices, the Crane and the Vine, (la North of this Lake is Michipicoton. The Papinakois and those of the interior; the first are twenty warriors, and have for device, a Hare. River Ounepigon. The Oskemanettigons are domiciled there to the num ber of forty warriors. They have for device, the bird called the The Monsonies, who are migratory, estimate them selves two hundred men, and have for de- The Abettibis and the Tetes de Boule come there also. hundred warriors. The Namesilinis have one hundred and fifty fit to bear arms. They have for device, a Sturgeon. The tribes of the Savannas, one hundred and forty warriors strong, have for armorial device, a Hare. 1865 180 50 30 20 40 200 150 140 Gamanettigoya. The Ouacé are in number sixty men, and have for device a Vine, (une Barbue). Tecamamiouen, or Rainy Lake—(Lac de la Pluie.) These savages are the same as those who come to Nepigon. They are about this lake to the number of one hundred men. Lake of the Woods-(Lac des Bois.). The Cristinaux are scattered hereabout, to the number of two hundred warriors. They have for device the Bustard, (l'Outarde.) Lake Ounepigon. The Cristinaux are around this lake to the number of sixty men. Assenipoels. See Scioux. South of Lake Superior. Kiouanan. In this quarter there are domiciled forty 2675 60 100 200 60 and the Stag. 40 The Sauteurs of Point Chagouamigon are one hundred and fifty warriors, 150 The Scioux are at the head of this lake in the woods and along the lakes. Though scattered they are computed at three hundred men, The Scioux of the Prairies are, in the opinion of voya 300 2000 geurs, over two thousand men, Their armorial devices are the Buffalo, the Black Dog, and the Otter. The Assenipoels, or Pouans according to others, can vie with the Scioux, from whom they formerly sprung. They number one hundred and fifty to the south of Lake Ounepigon, and have for device, a Big Stone or a Rock. 150 |