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of the basin of Lake Superior, dwell the Odchipewa 

 (Chippeways or Ojibbeways, called also Sauteurs* 

 or Sotoos). A third great division of the nation 

 name themselves Lenni-lenape (Delawares), which 

 denotes " Uncommon men."f 



* Spelt by some Canadian writers SauUeaux. A populous 

 Chippeway tribe frequent the Saut Ste. Marie to feed on the 

 Adikumayg or Attikamaig (White-fish, Coregonus sapidissimus, 

 Agassiz), whence the name of " Cascade people" (sauteurs). 



f The following list, drawn up in 1770 by Mr. Hutching of 

 the Hudson's Bay Service, gives the names of the Eythinyuwuk 

 tribes then trading with the Hudson's Bay Company : — 



Keiscatchewan Nation. 



Names of Tribes or Places. Districts they inhabit. 



Muska-siskoio - Saskatchewan prairies. 



Athapeskoio - 



Omiska-sipi - Beaver River and Lake. 



Pegoge-me-u nipt - - Muddy Lake, Moose Lake. 



Misi-nipi - Churchill or English River. 



fVuskesew-sipi - Red-deer River. 



Po-i-thinnc-kaw-sipi - - Nelson or North River. 



Pemniichi-ke-me-u - - Cross Lake (Nelson River). 



Maskegoiouk - Swampy or low grounds near 



Hudson's Bay. 



Ne me-u sipi - Sturgeon River. 



Chuki-tanu sipi - Hill River. 



Penesay-wichewan sipi - Hay's River. 



Wushe-u-sipi - Severn River. 



Wewanito-wuk - 



Ka-stitcheicanuk - - Albany River. Here Hudson 



had his first interview with the natives, among whom 



traditions of the circumstances attending it were current 



in 1770. 



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