Iroquois

IROQUOIS were a confederacy of FIRST NATIONS tribes originally occupying northern New York state. Many Iroquois moved to Canada and settled in Ontario and Quebec; there, from the late 18th to the 19th century, they were recruited into the FUR TRADE as voyageurs, guides, interpreters and trappers. As employees of the NORTH WEST CO and the HBC, several hundred Iroquois made their way into the Canadian West. Some remained after their contracts expired, marrying local women and making a living as...

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