THE OHIO VALLEY-GREAT LAKES ETHNOHISTORY
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Report of the
Indian Tribes
(November 15, 1777)
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In: General Archives of the Indians, Papers proceedings from the Island of Cuba, Seville and in Houck, Louis, The Spanish Regime in Missouri, in two volumes, Chicago 1909, vol. 1, pp. 141, 145-148. |
REPORT OF
THE INDIAN TRIBES WHO RECEIVE PRESENTS
AT ST. LOUIS, DATED NOVEMBER 15, 1777.
General Archives of the Indians- Seville- Papers proceeding from the Island of Cuba.
Tribes which generally come from the English district to receive presents in this post.
FALCON ABUENE [i.e., FOLLES AVOINES, OR MENOMINEES].
This tribe, according to our information thereof, is composed of two hundred warriors. The name of the principal chief of this tribe is Carrion. They are located three hundred and ten leagues from the Misisipy river from which they are separated by a river which rises in a lake called Superior, on which their chief residence is located. This tribe shows itself to be well inclined to this district, and we have experienced no injury from them.
THE RENCOR TRIBE [i.e., RENARDS OR FOXES].
This tribe is composed of three hundred or three hundred and fifty warriors. The name of a principal chief of this tribe is Nacata Uchen. They are located on the shores of the Misisipy itself, at a distance of two hundred leagues from this village. This tribe has been, and is, very well affected to this district, and it has never been experienced, so far as we have heard, that they have caused any harm to it, and we can at any time rely on them under any circumstances.
THE SAC TRIBE
This tribe is composed of four hundred warriors. The name of the principal chief of this tribe is Kakieguemec. They are located on the banks of the Misisipy, two hundred and thirty leagues from this village. This tribe has ever shown itself well inclined to this district, and it has never been found that they have done any harm to the inhabitants in the frequent bands that have come to this village or to the hunters who generally go hunting by way of the Misisipy. On the contrary, it has been experienced that they have aided and protected them whenever it has been necessary; and they do not do that with the hunters of the English district, notwithstanding the more liberal presents generally given them from there.
TRIBE OF THE PUEANS [i.e., PUANS OR WINNEBAGOES]
This tribe is composed on one hundred and fifty warriors. The name of the principal chief of this tribe is Lepy. They are located one hundred and forty leagues from this village, about two leagues from the Misisipy on a small river called La Roch [i.e., Rock river]. But little confidence can be placed in this tribe, for they are evilly dispositioned, a fact that has always been experienced also by the inhabitants of the other districts as well as this, because of the thefts that they usually commit on the hunters whom they meet on the Misisipy, and on other voyagers.
THE MASCOUTEN TRIBE
This tribe is composed of two hundred warriors. The name of the principal chief of this tribe is El Tander. They are located eighty leagues overland from this village, on a river called Agus Bajas [i.e., Shallow Waters], distant from the Misisipy river by La Belle Riviere [i.e., Beautiful River or the Ohio] one hun- (page 147) dred and twenty leagues, next to a village of the English called Post Vensen. We have never heard that this tribe has done any harm to this district. On the contrary, whenever any of them generally come to this village, we experience great affection in them and great quietness.
QUICAPU [i.e., Kickapoos].
This tribe is composed of three hundred warriors. The name of the principal chief is Pacana. They are located one-half league from the tribe of the Mascuten on the same river Aguas Bajas. The same remarks are to be made of this tribe as of the above.
THE PU TRIBE [i.e., POTTAWATOMIES?]
This tribe is composed of one hundred and fifty warriors. The name of the principal chief of this tribe is Unan Guise. They are located two hundred leagues from this post on a river called San Joseph [i.e. St. Joseph], which rises in a lake called Michipan, which is sixty or seventy leagues from the Misisipy. This tribe has been well affected toward the French, but they are at present somewhat in revolt and are evilly inclined, and commit many thefts in this district.
THE TRIBE OF OTABUAS [i.e., OTTAWAS]
This tribe is composed of three thousand warriors. The name of the principal chief of this tribe is Pondiac [i.e., Pontiac]. They are located one-quarter league from the narrow district in Canada, three hundred leagues from this village. This tribe is especially well affected toward this district; and as we have heard, are not very well satisfied with the English, for they are thinking of coming to locate in this district.
SOTU TRIBE [i.e., SAUTEURS].
This tribe is composed of three thousand warriors. The name of the principal chief of this tribe is Leturno. They are located three hundred and twenty-five leagues from this village, and eighty leagues from the Misisipy on a river formed by two lakes, one called Lake Huron, and the small Lake Sencler [i.e., St. Clair], which leads to the village of the straits [i.e., Detroit] belonging to Canada. Since this tribe is so large and is divided among various districts, no India- (page 148) vidual notice can be given of it, except that the principal chief gives sign of great affection to this district.
TRIBE OF THE PEORIAS AND KASKASKIAS
These two tribes compose one hundred warriors. The principal chief of these tribes is Deguen. They are located in the village of Oca, twenty-two leagues from this village, and one league from the Misisipy.
This tribe has been, and is, sufficiently well inclined to this district; but they are at present almost destroyed because they have been at war with all the tribes of their district.
San Luis de Ylinneses, November 15, 1777.
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