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SIX NATION CONFEDERACY— CONTINUED.
Names.
Numberof men.
Scituatim.
Remarks,
Shawanese, ....
300
Removed to the River Sciota and otherBranches.
These people are greatly influenced bythe Senecas, and reside on lands allot-ted them by the permission of theSix Nations . They are now at warwith the English .
600
In several villages on and about theSusquehanna, Muskingham, ettc. andthence to Lake Erie .
Wiandots, ettc.
200
Some villages in the neighborhood ofSandosky Fort near Lake Erie .
Total,.
3960
There are also in the Six Nation Confederacy , many Indians whose num-bers cannot be computed as they have no fixed residence.
OTTAWA CONFEDERACY COMPREHENDING THE TWIGHTWEES, ETTC.
Names.
Numberof men.
Scituation.
Remarks.
Wyandots or Hurons,
250
Reside opposite Detroit , their village isthe seat of a Jesuit Mission, theirlanguage bears affinity with that of theSix Nations .
This Nation has a great influence overthe rest, and has been greatly insti-gated by the neighbouring French tocommit acts of hostility.
Powlcwatamis,
in the neighbourhood of Detroit .
150
Resided about a mile below the Fort,but abandoned their village on thecommencement of hostilities.
In the neighbourhood of St. Joseph.
200
A little below the Fort.
Ottawas,.
residing in the neighbourhood ofDetroit .
300
Resided about Detroit , but with theformer, form a flying camp.
With these and the above Indians arejoined several others, who form a fly-ing camp under Pondiac, an OttawaChief.
In the neighbourhood of Michili-makinac.
250
Resided in different villages, but arenow probably with the former. Michi-limakinac is the seat of a Mission.
The Ottawas in the neighbourhood ofMichilimakinac are well attached tous for the most part.
In the neighbourhood of Fort St.Joseph,
Chippcweighs or Mississagais: inthe neighbourhood of Detroit .
In the neighbourhood of Michili-nac
Meynomenys ....Folsavoins ..."
£ u , a . ns .
Satis .
Foxes.
150
Resided at a small distance after the re-duction of the Fort probably joinedthe rest.
320
Resided above the Detroit , now proba-bly in arms with the rest.
These are the most numerous of all theOttawa Confederacy and have manyvillages about Lakes Superior , Huron,Erie, ettc. whose numbers cannot atpresent be ascertained with exactness.
400
Had several different villages in thatcountry, and the environs of the LakeHuron.
110
110
360
300
320
All these nations reside on the west sideof La Baye at Lake Michigan and inthe neighborhood of the Fort there.
These nations are at present in alliancewith the Ottawa Confederacy, but ap-pear inclined to our interest, nor didthey take the Fort at La Baye, theofficer abandoning it on the news of therupture, as he could make no defence
MIAMIS OR TWIGHTWEES.
Twightwees, .
230
Near the Fort on the Miamis river.
The Twightwees were originally a ve-
Kickapous .
Mascoutens ... *
Piankashaws ... *
Wawiaghtonoa . , *
180
90
100
200
These nations reside in the neighbour-hood of the Fort at Wawaighta, andabout the Walache river.
subdued by the Six Nations were per-mitted to epjoy their possessions.There are many tribes and villages ofthem, but these are all who are per-fectly known.
Ottawas,
Chippeweighs, etto.
[VoL. I.|
4000
4
Residing through all the extent of coun-try from the Lakes to the Great Otta-wa river, and abt, Lake Superior , ettc.
This is the most exact computation thatcan be made of these numerous peo-ple, who are scattered throughout theNorthern Parts and who having fewplaces of fixed residence, subsistingentirely by hunting, cannot be ascer-tained as those oi their confederacyresiding near the outposts. ’