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MTSSISSAUGA MISSISSINEWA 



[b. a. e. 



As the Missisauga are so frequently 

 confounded with the Chippewa and other 

 neighboring tribes who are closely con- 

 nected, it is difficult to make a separate 

 estimate of their numbers. In 1736 they 

 were reported to numl)er 1,300, about 250 

 being on Manitoulin id. and Missisauga r. , 

 and the rest in the peninsula of Ontario; 

 in 1778 they were estimated at 1,250, liv- 

 ing chiefly on the n. side of L. Erie, and 

 in 1884 the number was given as 744. The 

 population was officially reported in 1906 

 as 810, of whom 185 were at Mud Lake, 87 

 at Rice Lake, 35 at Scugog, 240 at Alnwick; 

 and 263 at New Credit, Ontario. The 

 New Credit settlement forms a township 

 by itself and the Indian inhabitants have 

 often won prizes against white compet- 

 itors at the agricultural fairs. The New 

 Credit Indians (who left the Old Credit 

 settlement in 1847) are the most advanced 

 of the Missisauga and represent one of the 

 most successful attempts of any American 

 Indian group to assimilate the culture of 

 the whites. The Alnwick res. dates from 

 1830, Mud Lake from 1829, Scugog from 

 1842. Beldom, Chibaouinani, and Grape 

 Island were former settlements. See 

 Credit Indians, MatchedasJi. 



Consult Chamberlain (1) Language of 

 the Mississagas of Skiigog, 1892, and bib- 

 liography therein; (2) Notes on the His- 

 tory, Customs ami Beliefs of the Missis- 

 sagua Indians, Jour. Am. Folk-lore, i, 

 150, 1888. (j. M. c. T.) 



Achsisaghecks.— Colduii (1727) note in N. Y. Doc. 

 Col. Hist., IV, 737, 1S54. Achsissaghecs. — Coiden in 

 Schoolcraft, Ind. Tribes, in, 617, 1853. Aghsiesa- 

 gichrone. — l)oi\ of 17J3 in N. Y. Doc. Col. Hist., v, 

 695, 1855. Aoechisacronon.— Jcs. Rel. 1649, 27, 1N5S 

 (Huron name). Assisagh.— Livin.sfston (1701) in 

 N. Y. Doc. Col. Hist., IV, 899, 1851. Assisagigroone.— 

 Livingston (17UU), iljid, 737. Awechisaehronon. — 

 Jes. Rel., Ill, inde.x, 185,s. Cheveux leves.— Sagard 

 (1630), Can., I, 192,1866. Cheveux relevez.— Cham- 

 plain (1615), CEuvres, I v, 24, 1870. IshisagekRoanu.— 

 Dobbs, Hudson Kay, 27, 1744 (Iroquois name). Ma- 

 se-sau-gee. — .((jiics, ojebway Inds., 164,1861 (proper 

 form). Massasagues.— Mar'auley, N.Y., 11,249,1829. 

 Massasaugas. — .Morgan, League Iroq., 91, 1851. 

 Massasoiga. — ('hajiin 1 1792) in Am. State Papers, 

 Ind. All'., I, 242, l.s:;2. Massesagues. — Niles(ea. 1761) 

 in Mass. Hist. Soc'. Coll., 4th s., V, 541, 1861. Massi- 

 nagues.— Bciudiiiot, Star in the We.st, 127, 1816. 

 Mesasagah. — Lindesay (1751) in N. Y. Doc. Col. 

 Hist.,vi,706,lS.')5. Messagnes.— Drake, Ind. Chron., 

 180, 1836. Messagues.— Shirley ( 17.55) in N. Y. Doc. 

 Col. Hist., VI, 1027, 1.S55. Messasagas.— Ft John- 

 son conf. (17.57), ibid., vii, 259, 1856. Messasa- 

 gies.— Perkins and Peck, Annals of the West. 423, 

 1850. Messasagoes.— Procter( 1791 ) in Am. StatePa- 

 pers, Ind. .\1V., i, ]5,s, l,S32. Messasagues. — Writer 

 of 17.56in Mass. Hist. Soc. Coll., Ists., VII, 123, 1801. 

 Messasaugues.— Lincoln (1793), il)id., 3ds., v, 156, 

 1836. Messassagas. — .Mliaiiy conf. (1746) in N. Y. 

 Doc. Col. Hist. ,Yi, 322, isrifi. iviessassagnes.— Drake, 

 Bk. Inds., i.x, 184.S. Messassagues. — Homann 

 Heirs map, 1756. Messesagas. — Lindesay (1751 1 in 

 N. Y. Doc. Col. Hist., Vl, 729, l,s55. Messesagnes. — 

 Drake,Bk.Inds.,bk.5,4,184,s. Messesago,— Procter 

 (1791) in Am. State Pajiers, Ind. Aff., I, 163, 1832. 

 Messesagues. — Cnlden (1727), Five Nations, app., 

 175, 1747. Messessagues. — Carver, Travels, luaj), 

 1778. Messessaques. — (ioldthwait (1766) in IMass. 

 Hist. Soc. Coll., 1st s., X, 122, 1809. Messinagues.— 

 Boudinot, Star in the West, 107, 1S16. Messisa- 

 gas.— Ibid., 100. Messisages,— Albany conf. (1746) 



inN.Y. Doc. Col. Hist., VI,321, 18.55. Messisagues.— 

 Vater, Mith., pt. ;;, sec\ 3, 40(), 1S16. Messisaugas, — 

 Edwards (17NS) in Mass. Hist. Soc. Coll., 1st s.,ix, 

 92, 1804. Messisaugers. — Barton, New Views, 

 xxxiii, 1798. Messissagas.— Albany conf. (1746) 

 in N. Y. Doc. Col. Hist., vi, 322, 18.55. Messissau- 

 ga. — Petition of 1837 in .lones, Ojebway Inds., 265, 

 1861. Messissauger. — .^delung and Vater, Mithri- 

 dates, III, lit. o, 343, 1816. Michesaking.— Jes. Rel. 

 16.58, 22, 18.5,s. Michisagnek,— Ibid., 1648, 62, 1858. 

 Misisaga's, — .lohnson (1763) in N. Y. Doc. Col. 

 Hist., VII, .526, 18.56. Misisagey.— Claus (1777), 

 ibid., VIII, 719, ].'<57. Misitagues. — Lahontan, New 

 Voy., I, map, 1735. Missada. — Dobbs, Hudson Bay, 

 31, 1744. Missages. — German Flats conf. (1770) in 

 N. Y. Doc. Col. Hist., vili, 229, 1857. Missasagas.— 

 Lindesay (1749), ibid., vi, 538, 185.5. Missasago. — 

 Harris, Tour, 205,1805. Missasague.— Durant (1721) 

 in N. Y. Doc. Col. Hist., v, -589, 18.55. Missassago.— 

 Rupp, West Pa., 280, 1846. Missassugas.— John.son 

 (1764) in N. Y. Doc. Col. Hist., vir, 661, 1,S56. Mis- 

 saugees.— Trader(177S) in Sclmoleraft, Ind. Tribes, 

 111,560,18.53. Missequeks.— Clinton (1745) in N. Y. 

 Doc. Col. Hist., VI, 281, 1855. Missesagas.— Ft John- 

 son conf. (17.57), ibid. ,vil, 2,59, 1856. Missesagoes.— 

 Procter (1791 ) in Am. State Papers, Ind. Alf., i, 163, 

 1832. Missesagues,— Doe. of 1747 in N. Y. Doe. 

 Col. Hist., VI, 391, 18.55. Missesaques.— tUinton 

 (1749), ibid., 484. Missiagos.— Johnson (1760), 

 ibid., VII, 434, 18.56. Missinasagues, — Boudinot, 

 Star in the West, 127, 1.S16. Missiosagaes. — 

 Quotation in Ruttenber, Tribes Hudson R., 

 29, 1872. Missiquecks.— Clinton (1745) in N. 

 Y. Doc. Col. Hist., VI, 276, 1855. Missisa- 

 gaes. — Mt Johnson conf. (1755), ibid., 975. Missi- 

 sages. — Coxe, Carolana, map, 1741. Missisagis. — 

 Doc. of 1764 in N. Y. Doc. Col. Hist., vii, 641, 18.56. 

 Missisagos. — Canajoharie conf. (17.59), ibid., 384. 

 Missisagues. — Lah'cintan, New Voy., I, 230, 1703. 

 Missisaguez. — Bac(|Ueville de la Potherie. Hist. 

 Am., IV, 224, 1753. Missisaguys. — Charlevoix, Voy., 

 11, 40, 1761. Missisak.— Jes. Rel. 1672, 33, 1858. 

 Missisakis. — Baequeville de la Potherie, Hist. 

 Am., II. 48, 17.53. Missisaque. — Clinton (1749) in 

 N. Y. Doc. Col. Hist., vi, 484, is.v.. Missisa- 

 quees. — Coiden (1751), ibid., 742. Missisaugas. — 

 Jones, Ojebway Inds., 208, 1S61. Missisauges. — 

 Carver, Travels, 171, 1778. Mississaga.— Mt John- 

 son conf. (1755) iu N. Y. Doc. C^ol. Hi.st., vi, 976, 

 18.55. Mississagets. — Aigremont (1708), ibid., IX, 

 819, 1855. Mississageyes. — Mt .lohnson conf. (1755), 

 ibid., VI, 9s;'>, 1S55. Mississagez. — BaeiU'eville de 

 la Potherie, Hist. Am., iv,245, 1753. Mississagies.— 

 Schoolcraft, Ind. Tribes, v, 143, 1855. Mississa- 

 guas. — othcial form in Can. Ind. Aff. Mississa- 

 gue. — Jes. Rel. 1670, 79, 18.58. Mississaguras. — 

 Beauchamp in Am. Antiq., IV, 329, 18y2. Mis- 

 sissakis. — Du Chesneau (1681) in Margry, Dec, 



II, 267, 1877. Mississaques.— Clinton (1749) in N. 

 Y. Doc. Col. Hist., VI, 486, 1855. Mississaugers. — 

 Macauley, N. Y., ii, 2.50, 1S29. Mississauges. — 

 Carver, Travels, 19, 177s. Mississaugies. — Keane 

 in Stanford, Compend.,522, is7s. Mississaugues. — 

 (;hauvignerie (1736) in Schoolcraft, Ind. Tribes, 



III, 555, 18.53. Mississguas. — Macdonald in Can. 

 Ind. Aff. 1883, xiii, 1884 (misprint). Missita- 

 gues. — Lahontan, New Voy., i, 215, 1703. Mus- 

 sisakies. — McKcnncy and Hall, Ind. Tribes, HI, 

 79, 1.S.54. Nation de Bois.— Sagard (1636), Can., I, 

 190, 1866. Naywaunaukau-raunuh. — Macauley, N. 

 Y., II, 180, 1829 (the name here seems to refer to 

 the Mis.sisauga). Nua'ka'hn. — Gatschet, Tusca- 

 rora MS., 1S,s,t (Tuscarora name). Oumisagai. — 

 Jes. Rel. 1640, 34, 1858. Polls leue.— Sagard ( 1636), 

 Can., I, 192, 1866. Sisaghroana.— Post (1758) in 

 Proud, Pa., ii, app., 113, 1798 (same?). Sissisa- 

 guez. — JefTerys, French Dom., pt. I, 17, 1761. 

 Tisagechroann. — Weiser (1748) in Rupp, West Pa., 

 app., 16, 1SJ6. Twakanhahors. — Macauley, N. Y., 

 II, 250, lS'j;». Wisagechroanu. — Weiser (1748) in 

 Schoolcraft, Ind. Tribes, iv, 605, 18.54. Zisagech- 

 roann.— Weiser (174s) in Rupp, West Pa., app., 22, 

 1S46. Zisagechrohne. — Zeisljerger MS. (German, 

 17-50) in Conover, K.-in. and Geneva MS., B. A. E. 



Mississauga. See M<tM<ismvga. 



Mississinewa. A former important Mi- 

 ami village on the e side of the river of the 

 same name, at its junction with the 



