St. Lawrence Iroquoians

The St. Lawrence Iroquoians were an Indigenous people who existed from the 14th century to about 1580. They concentrated along the shores of the St. Lawrence River in present-day Quebec and Ontario, Canada, and in the American states of New York and northernmost Vermont. They spoke Laurentian languages, a branch of the Iroquoian family. The name of the country of Canada is probably derived from the Iroquoian word kanata, which means village or settlement.

St. Lawrence Iroquoians

The St. Lawrence Iroquoians were an Indigenous people who existed from the 14th century to about 1580. They concentrated along the shores of the St. Lawrence River in present-day Quebec and Ontario, Canada, and in the American states of New York and northernmost Vermont. They spoke Laurentian languages, a branch of the Iroquoian family. The name of the country of Canada is probably derived from the Iroquoian word kanata, which means village or settlement.