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Huron Indians
Name applied by the French to a confederacy of four Iroquoian tribes. When French missionaries and explorers first went among them, they occupied the country about Lake Simcoe and Georgian Bay. They had been at enmity with the Iroquois for many years,... Huron Lake
Area 23,200 square miles. Discovered by Le Caron, 1615, and first seen by Champlain the same year. The route of missionaries, explorers, and fur traders lay along the north shore of the lake, or the south shore of Manitoulin Island, to Michilimackinac... Huskisson William 1770-1830 British Statesman Index : Lord Sydenham Era
Criticizes British commercial policy, 12; president of Board of Trade, 15; colonial secretary, 16; resigns, 16; commends Poulett Thomson's speech on Navigation Acts, 17; his proposals in regard to silk industry, 18; death of, 25. =Bib.=: Dict. Nat. Bi... Hutcheson Major
(Sir Frederick Haldimand era) Haldimand's secretary, 108, 110, 112; in charge of Louis Haldimand, at Boston, 294. ... Hutchinson Richard
(Tilley era) Of Miramichi, member of Smith government, New Brunswick, represents lumber interests, 91, 92. ... Hutchinson Thomas 1711-1780 Sir Frederick Haldimand Era Governor Of Massachusetts
quoted, 84. =Bib.=: Cyc. Am. Biog. ... Iberville Pierre Le Moyne Sieur D' 1661-1706 Third Son Of Charles
Le Moyne, Sieur de Longueuil. Entered the French navy, returning to Canada in 1683. Three years later accompanied De Troyes in the expedition against the English on Hudson Bay, and took part in the capture of Moose Factory, Fort Rupert, and Albany. Re... Ihonatiria
(Samuel de Champlain era) Jesuit mission to Hurons founded at, 228. ... Ile A La Crosse
Lake and trading-post. The lake is on the upper waters of the Churchill River, in about long. 108 deg. Its name is derived from the Indian game of lacrosse, which was very popular there. The first trading-post was built on a peninsula on the western s... Ile Aux Noix
Plan of Ile aux Noix, showing the present and proposed works. Gother Mann, Captain Commanding Royal Engineer, Quebec, May 12, 1790. MS. No. 4, Plan of the works at Isle aux Noix. Accompanying Lieutenant-Colonel Hughes's letter to Lieutenant-General Ma... Ile Jesus
At the junction of the Ottawa and the St. Lawrence. ... Ile Perce
(Bishop Laval era) Recollet mission at, 111. ... Ile Royale
A large island in Lake Superior, United States territory. Mentioned in Carver's Travels and other early narratives. ... Ile-aux-coudres
On north shore of the St. Lawrence, above Murray Bay. ... Ile-aux-noix
(Wolfe / Montcalm era) Fortified post on Lake Champlain frontier, 146, 158, 233. ... Illinois And West
Carte des decouvertes de la Verenderye. Carte d'une partie du Lac Superieur avec la decouverte de la Riviere depuis le grand portage, jusqu'a la Barriere. With explanations. MS. Map of the Illinois Country from the Gulf of Mexico, Lake Superior, and f... Illinois Indians
Of Algonquian stock. First mentioned in the Jesuit Relation of 1660 as living south-west of Green Bay. They ranged throughout the country between Lake Michigan and the Mississippi, and down the west bank of that river as far as the Des Moines; and hav... Immaculate Conception
(Bishop Laval era) Church at Quebec placed under patronage of, 85. (Samuel de Champlain era) Church of Notre Dame de la Recouvrance consecrated under name of, 240; feast of, observed by people of Quebec, 240. ... Immigration
(William Lyon Mackenzie era) To colonies in 1820, state of, 88. See also Irish Immigrants. ... Imperial Conference
Held in London, 1887. Canada was represented by Sir Alexander Campbell and Sandford Fleming. Among the questions discussed were those of inter-Imperial defence and trade, the Pacific cable, etc. Another conference was held in Ottawa in 1894 (see Colo... Imperial Federation
Advocated by Thomas Pownall, governor of Massachusetts Bay, in 1764. He proposed a scheme by which "Great Britain may be no more considered as the Kingdom of this Isle alone, with many appendages of provinces, colonies, settlements, and other extraneo... Imperial Federation League
Formed in Canada at a meeting in Montreal, in May, 1885. A conference to the same end had been held in London, in July, 1884. The league in Canada changed its name, in 1896, to the British Empire League in Canada, at the suggestion of Sir Charles Tup...