6575 Toniata. Some Iroquois, to the number of eight or ten men have Lake Ontario, or south of Frontenac. The Mississagués are dispersed along this lake, some at The principal tribe is that of the Crane. North of Lake Ontario. The Iroquois are in the interior and in five villages, about fifteen leagues from the Lake, on a pretty straight line, altho' one days journey distant from each other. This nation, though much diminished, is still powerful. South of Lake Frontenac. The Onondagoes number two hundred warriors. The The Mohawks, towards New-England, not far from for device of the village a Battefeu [a The Oneidas, their neighbours, number one hundred men This village has for device a Stone in a fork of a tree, or in a tree notched with some blows of an axe. 10 150 200 80 100 7115 The Cayugas form a village of one hundred and twenty warriors. Their device generally is a very large Calumet, The Senecas form two villages in which are three hundred and fifty men. Their device is a big Mountain, Besides the arms of each village, each tribe has its own, and every man has his particular mark to designate him. Thus the Oneida designates his village by a Stone [in] a fork-next he designates his tribe by the bird or animal, and finally he denotes himself by his punctures. See the designs which I had the honor to send you in 1732 by Father Francois, the Recollet. The five villages which belong to the same tribe, have for their arms in common, the Plover, to which I belong; the Bear, the Tortoise, the Eel, the Deer, the Beaver, the Potatoe. the Falcon, the Lark, and the Partridge. I doubt not but the other nations are as well distinguished, but our voyageurs, having little curiosity in these matters, have not been able to give me any information. The Tuscarorens have a village of two hundred and fifty men near the Onondagoes, who brought them along. I know not their hierogly The Iroquois have some cabins at the 120 350 250 7835 1 M. DE JONCAIRE, the supposed author of this Report, is here thought to be alluded to. He was adopted at an early period by the Senecas, among whom he had much influence. Lake Erie and Dependancies, on the South Side. The Chaouanons towards Carolina, are two hundred men. 7835 200 The Flatheads, Cherakis, Chicachas, Totiris, are included under the name of Flatheads by the Iroquois, who estimate them at over six thousand men, in more than thirty villages. 6,000 They have told me they had for device a The Ontationoué, that is those who speak the language they understand each other-may be fifty The Miamis have for device the Hind and the Crane. The Ouyattanons, Peanguichias, Petikokias, are the same Nation, though in different villages. They can place under arms three hundred and fifty men. The devices of these savages are the Serpent, the Deer, and the Small Acorn. two hundred and fifty men. 50 200 350 The Illinois, Metchigamias at Fort Chartres, number 250 The Kaskakias, six leagues below, have a village of one hundred warriors. 100 The Peorias, at the Rock, are fifty men. 50 The Kaokias, or Tamarois, can furnish two hundred men, 200 All those savages comprehended under the name of Illinois have, for device, the Crane, the Bear, the White Hind, the Fork, the Tortoise. The Missouris. River of the Missouris. The Okams or Kamsé, the Sotos, and the Panis. 15235 This only as a note, not knowing any thing of these Nations except the name. Lake Erie.-The Detroit. The Hurons at present are two hundred men, bearing arms. They mark the Tortoise, the Bear and the The Pouteouatamis have a village there of one hundred the Golden Carp, the Frog, the Crab, the The Outawas there have two villages, composed one of They have the same devices as those of Missilimakinak; that is to say, the Bear and Black Squirrel. Lake St. Clair, which leads to Lake Huron. At the end of the Little Lake St. Clair, there is a small village of Mississagués, which numbers sixty men. They have the same devices as the Mississagués of Manitouatin and of Lake Ontario; that is to say, a Crane. Lake Huron. I have spoken before of the Mississagués who are to the North of this Lake. I do not know, on the South side, but the Outawas, who have at Saguinan a village of eighty men, and for device the Bear and Squirrel. 200 180 200 60 80 15955 • Note in Orig. Instead of 180, only 100 men must be counted. Remark. All the Northern Nations have this in common; that a man who goes to war denotes himself as much by the device of his wife's tribe as by that of his own, and never marries a woman who carries a similar device to his. If time permitted, you would, Sir, have been better satisfied with my researches. I would have written to the Interpreters of the Posts, who would have furnished me with more certain information than that I could obtain from the Voyageurs whom I questioned. I am engaged at the history of the Scioux, which you have asked from Monsieur de Linerot. Missilimakinak. PRESENT STATE OF THE NORTHERN INDIANS IN THE DEPART OF SIR WILLIAM JOHNSON BART., COMPREHENDED UNDER THE SIX NATIONS AND OTTAWA CONFEDERACIES, ETC., CONTAINING THE NAMES, NUMBERS AND SCITUATION OF EACH Nation, WITH REMARKS. NOV. 18, 1763. [Lond. Doc. XXXVI.] SIX NATION CONFEDERACY, COMPREHENDING THAT OF CANADA, OHIO, &c. |