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THE DOWNFALL OF THE HURON NATION 



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Huron Indians down to the present time. In 1833 this reserve was 

 surrendered in trust to the Dominion Government and it has been sold 

 bit by bit for the benefit of the surviving members of the tribe. 



And what has become of these Hurons ? They have been absorbed 

 into the mixture of races living along the Detroit. A few, a very few, 

 may be found whose blood is fairly pure. Here and there you will find 





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a family bearing an English or a French name but having the linea^- 

 ments of the Indian more or less distinctly portrayed and who refer with 

 pride to their descent from the ancient Hurons or Wyandotts. Tribal 

 relations ceased in 1880 and 1881 when forty-one heaids of families 

 received enfranchisement. The last Indian chiefs of the band were 

 Joseph White and Alexander Clarke. It is worth mentioning that Mr. 



Sec. II., 1906. 22. 



