MISSISSAUGAS

:''For the city, see Mississauga.''
The 'Mississaugas' are a subtribe of the Anishinaabe First Nations people located in Southern Ontario, Canada, closely related to the Ojibwe.
The Mississaugas was a tribe of Anishinaabe people that moved from their traditional lands on the shores of Lake Superior and northern Lake Huron to the area around Mississagi River in the 1700s. From this location a smaller contingent moved southeast to an area along the Credit River, just west of modern day Toronto, Ontario before the arrival of the French in 1720. The name ''Mississaugas'' was given to them by the French. Historically, there are five First Nations that make up the 'Mississauga Nations'. One of the largest is the 'Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nations'.
The name ''Tisagechroamis'' was used idiosyncratically by Conrad Weiser when he conducted a census in Logstown in 1748. Other variants of the spelling were Tisagechroamis, Tisaghechroamis, Tisagechroan, Tisagechroanu and Zisaugeghroanu. "The Tisagechroanu were the Mississagas from Lake Huron, a large tribe and French Indians, or under French influences. The name Tisagechroanue here is probably a misprint, for it is most often found Zisaugeghroanu." ^[1]

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Today, the Mississaugas are the following:

★ Mississauga First Nation - Mississagi River 8 Reserve

★ Mississaugas of Alnwick (historical)

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★ Mississaugas of Alderville First Nation - Alderville First Nation Reserve, Sugar Island 37A Reserve

★ Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation - New Credit 40A Reserve

★ Mississaugas of Rice Lake, Mud Lake and Scugog Lake (historical)

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★ Curve Lake First Nation (formerly: Mississaugas of Mud Lake) - Curve Lake First Nation 35 Reserve, Curve Lake 35A Reserve and Islands in the Trent Waters Indian Reserve 36A

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★ Mississaugas of Hiawatha First Nation - Hiawatha First Nation, Islands in the Trent Waters Indian Reserve 36A

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★ Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation - Mississaugas of Scugog Island Reserve, Islands in the Trent Waters Indian Reserve 36A
Starting in 1781, they made a series of land surrenders with the British Crown encompassing much of present-day southern Ontario.
The city of Mississauga is named after them. An alternate spelling of the name is ''Missisauga''. The Mississaugas are related to the larger Ojibwa nation (also known as the Chippewa), and were called ''Mississauga'' by European settlers because they traded along the Mississagi River (at the head of Lake Huron).
As of 2005, the Mississaugas of New Credit have a population of 1,375 which makes up a small part of the Ojibwa nation of 200,000 people.

References

1. "Vol. 1, History of Pittsburgh and environs, from prehistoric days to the beginning of the American revolution," George Thornton Fleming, Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Digital Research Library, 1999


★ Mississaugas of Alderville First Nation

★ United Anishnaabeg Council

★ Ogemawahj Tribal Council

★ Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nations

★ Mississuagas of the New Credit First Nations