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This monument is shown
as #4 on the
downloadable walking tour map below.
The villages mentioned on the plaque are most likely
those of the Mississauga, who are a group of First Nations People of the Anishinabe. Located in southern Ontario, they are closely related to the Ojibwe.
The name "Mississauga" comes from the Anishinabe word
Misi-zaagiing,
meaning "[Those at the] Great River-mouth."
The Anishinabe,
included Ojibway, Odawa and Potowatomi, and were members of
Three Fires Confederacy,
and are the third largest Indian community in North America, surpassed
only by the Cherokee and Navajo. They are primarily located around the Great Lakes region.
There remain some 42 Anishinabe First Nation communities around
the great lakes and southern Ontario, with the Mississaugas of the New
Credit being one of the closest First Nation communities to Scarborough.
Called "Chippewa" in the United
States and "Ojibwe/Ojibway" in Canada, they call themselves Anishinabe
meaning "first men". They accept the name "Ojibwe", even though they
prefer Anishinabe.
The majority of Anishinabe in Canada would be Ojibway but there remain
some Odawa and Potowatomi in Ontario.
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