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Jun 18, 2012  

Petuns in Meaford Otario Canada

wendy

I am looking for any infor or pics of the Petuns nation in the Meaford Ontario Canada .This nation lived in what was former anceint cree land,along the south western area from meaford to OwenSound Ont.Im kind of perplexed on figuring out which nation wore the gorget i found. speculating  maybe Cree.Ive seen fotos of men with rock gorgets in this group.wondering if any pics of Petuns  existed.the  petuns eventual being only 2 nations left after the wars joined the confederacy an became yoked with hurons/neutrals.would appreciate any info pics.

                                                                                                                         thank you


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Suzanne Purdy: ... http://www.thebluemountains.ca
Hello. The Petun's most westernly occupation was Craigleith ON. Meaford was a meeting ground for first nations up until the 1870's for trade and ceremony. The only sites I know of in Meaford are Ojibwa - hard to be certain but definately not Petun. Would be interested in seeing your gorget.
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