First Nations of the St. Lawrence Region (1550-1650)

Two major groups of First Nations lived in the St. Lawrence region before the first European explorers came; the Algonkians and the Iroquoians. Since most of them were nomads, it is fairly difficult to link them with a specific area, but the above map shows approximate locations of tribes. Source: Miquelon, D. (1994). The First Canada: to 1791. Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson.