Ontario First Nations

Canada First Nations Research  Ontario  First Nations

Tribes and Bands (First Nations) of Ontario
A list of tribes and contact information is found at Native Tribes of Canada

Iroquois,Algonquian, Huron, Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca

Algonkian, lived in the uplands of eastern Canada.

History
Canada. Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development. Indians of Ontario. FHL book 970.1 Al no. 5

Heidenreich, Conrad. Huronia: A History and Geography of the Huron Indians. FHL book 970.3 H941h

Schmalz, Peter S. The History of the Saugeen Indians. The Saugeen formed part of the Ojibway Tribe who reside on reserves in Bruce County, Ontario. FHL book 970.3 C444s

Archives, Libraries, and Museums
Glenbow Archive, Library, and Museum

The Glenbow Archives and Library, has an excellent collection of resources for the study of Métis genealogy. Their sources cover predominantly Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and some parts of the Northwest Territories, Ontario, and British Columbia.

Most of our sources pertain to people who were living in the Prairie Provinces in 1900 or earlier.

One unique collection is the Gail Morin who donated her 40,000 name data base to the archive in 2011. The data base is ancestral quest format and all in families with sources.

Contact: Glenbow Archives 130 - 9 Avenue SE Calgary, Alberta T2G 0P3 Reference Desk telephone: 403-268-4204 Email: archives@glenbow.org

Church Records
Roman Catholic first missionaries to visit Ontario were the Franciscan.

Church of England arrived in 1702.

Methodist missionary effort by the Wesleyan Methodist began in 1824.

Moravian

Records of the Moravian Mission Among the Indians of North America. FHL film first film 1017681 (New Fairfield, Ontario films 1017692-1017699)

Fliegel, Carl John. Index to the Records of the Moravian Mission Among the Indians of North America. FHL book Q 970.1 F642i

Guide to the Records of the Moravian Mission Among the Indians of North America: from the archives of the Moravian Church, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. FHL book Q 970.1 F642i supp

Land and Property
Hickerson, Harold, Land Tenure of the Rainy Lake Chippewa at the Beginning 19th Century. Glen Rock, NJ. FHL film 965791 item 5

History
Moore, William Francis, Indian Place Names in Ontario. FHL book 971.3 E2m

Moses, Elliott. The Six Nations Indians of Brant County, Ontario. FHL film: 1015812 Item 4