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The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I — Passage 9

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[E.B. O'Callaghan (1849)] including those of Michikoui and those who migrate. The armorial bearings (Totums) of this Nation, which is divided into two sec-tions, are the Pigeon (tourtre) and the Bear. There are besides some tribes who carry the Partridge, the Beaver and the Otter. 650 [Vol. i.] 3 18 THE IROQUOIS AND OTHER INDIAN TRIBES. 650 At Three Rivers. See Montreal. The Algonquins. -fifteen men. -... 15 The Tetes de Boule or Tribes of the Interior. These are wandering Savages who have no knowledge either of the order or form of vil-lages, and those who evince the least intellect (esprit); they inhabit the mountains and the lakes from Three Rivers, in the interior, to Lake Superior. Their armorial bearings (To-tums) are unknown, if they have any.