First Nations agreed to sell lands of the Great Lakes to the British in exchange for their protection and the continued right to hunt and fish in the 1701 Albany Deed. In the fall of 1760,  two treaties were concluded by British officials with the Aboriginal allies of France. … Treaties of Peace and Neutrality (1701-1760) »»

Iroquoian First Nations, who inhabited the southernmost area, lived in a fertile land suitable for planting corn, beans and squash. There were nine principal Iroquoian tribes. All of them spoke languages belonging to the Iroquoian language family.

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