Note 459 — Chapter V
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Outaouacs, or Ottawas, was a name applied to all the upper Indians who came to Montreal or Quebec to trade. The Relation of 1671 gives the origin of the name: “We have given the name of Outaouacs to all the savages of these countries, although of different nations, because the first who have appeared among the French have been Outaouacs.” Francis Assikinach, an Indian, published in 1858-60, various papers on the Odahwah legends and languages in the Canadian Journal.