Huronia

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To all early travellers the territory occupied by the Huron was called le pays des Hurons ("the country of the Huron"). A resident in the HURON country described himself as being aux Hurons ("among the Huron"), or in le pays des Hurons. On 17th-century maps the Huron country is usually given as Contree des Hurons, Pays (or pais) des Hurons, or simply Hurones or Hurons. The name "Huronia" does not occur in any of the early 17th-century sources. The earliest reference in that form seems to be in a Jesuit vocabulary written in 1745 which refers to la défunte huronie ("the deceased or defunct Huronia"). The term came into common usage during the late 19th century. Today, it refers to the area occupied by the Huron during the period of direct French contact (1615-50) as well as a tourist area comprising the townships of Simcoe County, Ontario, north of Barrie.

Author C.E. HEIDENREICH


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