Perrot Nicolas 1620-1697 Born In France Came To Canada And
entered the service of the government at Quebec. Went on several
exploring expeditions, living among the Indian tribes, and mastering the
Algonquian language. In 1665 returned to Quebec; and accompanied as
interpreter Daumont de St. Lusson to the Falls of St. Mary. In 1684
induced a number of the western tribes to join Lefebvre de la Barre in
his campaign against the Iroquois. In 1687 his influence with the
Indians pro
ed of great service to the Marquis de Denonville, and later
to Vaudreuil. Among his other notable achievements was the discovery of
the lead mines on the Des Moines River, Iowa. Left manuscripts
describing his sojourn among the different Indian tribes, and their
manners and customs. =Index=: (Count Frontenac era) Ordered to rendezvous at Niagara with
Indians, 181, 186, 187; arrives with contingent, 210; accompanies
Louvigny to Michilimackinac, 242; exhibits Iroquois scalps, 243. (Bishop Laval era)
Sent by Talon to visit northern and western tribes, 82. =Bib.=: Memoire
sur les Moeurs, Coustumes et Religion des Sauvages de l'Amerique
Septentrionale. For biog., see Stickney, Nicolas Perrot; Parkman,
Frontenac.