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The
Huron
As part of the Iroquoian linguistic
group, the Huron tribe originally lived in southern Ontario, east
of Lake Huron. The name is derived from when first encountered in
1615 by the French under Samuel de Champlain who referred to them
as Huron which means "bristly-headed ruffian". As the Iroquois League
on the East Coast were pushed farther west by the white man, conflict
broke out between the League and the Huron for control of the fur
trade in the upper Great Lakes region. In 1649 they were nearly
annihilated by the more powerful Iroquois.
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