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96 JOURNEY TO THE SHORES 
frequenting the shores of Hudson’s Bay, from 
. Moose to Churchill, and the country from thence 
as far to the westward as the plains which lie 
betwixt the forks of the Saskatchawan. 
These Crees, formerly known by the French 
Canadian traders under the appellation of Knis- 
teneaux, generally designate themselves as 
Eithinyoowuc (men), or, when they wish to 
discriminate themselves from the other Indian 
nations, as Nathehwy-withinyoowuc (Southern- 
men) *, 
Moose Factory to be a 
branch of that tribe of the Lenape, which is named Minsi, or Wolf 
interesting account of his journeys in these countries, They are 
said to be great rascals, The great body of the Crees were at that 
time named Opimmitish Ininiwuc, or Men of the Woods. It would, 
however, be an endless task to attempt to determine the precise 
people designated by the early French writers, Every small band, 
naming itself from its hunting grounds, was described as a different 
nation. Chippeways who frequented the Lake of the Woods 
were named from a particular act of pillage~ Pilliers, or Robbers: 
and the name Saulteurs, applied to a principal band that frequented 
the Sault St. Marie, has been by degrees extended to the whole tribe: 
It is frequently pronounced and written Sotoos, ' 
