First Nations Fishing Camps Were Established Around
The Waterways Of Toronto
As Early
As 1,000 BCE
By 500 CE
Up
To 500 People Lived Along Each Of
The Three Major Rivers Of Toronto (Don
Humber
And Rouge River). Early On
First Nations Communities Had Developed Trails
And Water Routes
In
The Toronto Area
These Led From Northern
And Western Canada
To
The Gulf Of Mexico
One Trail
Known As
The "Toronto Passage"
Followed
The Humber River Northward
As An Important Overland Shortcut Between Lake Ontario And
The Upper Great Lakes
A Map Of
The Region
With Ganatsekwyagon
And Other Areas Highlighted Along
The Rouge Trail
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1673
Teiaiagon
Is Shown West Ganatsekwyagon
New Crops
Including Corn
Sunflowers
And Tobacco
Were Introduced Into
The Area From
The South Around 600 CE
The Introduction Of These Crops Saw Large Societal Shifts
In
The Area; Including
A Change
In Diet
And
The Formation Of Semi-permanent Villages
In Order
To Farm These Crops. Inhabitants Of These Semi-permanent Villages Moved Out During Parts Of
The Year
To Hunt
Fish
And Gather Other Goods
To Supplement Their Farming
The Earliest Iroquoian Settlement
In Toronto Occurred Around 900 CE. Iroquoian Villages During This Period Were Located
On High
Fortified Grounds
With Access
To Wetlands
And Waterways
To Facilitate Hunting
Fishing
Trade
And Military Operations. Iroquoian Villages Typically Lasted
A Period Of 10
To 20 Years
Before Its Inhabitants Relocated To
A New Site
Several Huron Villages Dating Back
To
The 1200s Have Been Excavated
In Toronto
Including
A Huron Ossuary
In Scarborough
From
The 1300s
To
The 1500s
The Iroquoian Inhabitants Of
The Area Migrated North Of Toronto
Joining
The Developing Huron Confederacy. During This Period
The Huron Confederacy Used Toronto As
A Hinterland
For Hunting
With
The Toronto Passage Continuing
To See Use As
A North-south Route
Although Europeans Did Not Visit Southern Ontario
In
The 16th Century
European Goods Had Begun
To Make Its Way Into
The Region
As Early As
The Late-1500s. During
The 17th Century
Nearly Half Of Southern Ontario's First Nations Population Was Wiped Out From As
A Result Of
The Transmission Of Communicable Diseases Between Europeans
And First Nations Groups
The Population Loss
Along With
The Desire
To Secure Furs
For Trade
Saw
The Iroquois Confederacy
To
The South
Defeat
The Huron Inhabitants Of
The Area. Although Some Huron Refugees Fled
The Area
The Majority Were Absorbed
And Eventually Integrated Into
The Iroquois. After
The Iroquois Secured
The Toronto Area
Several Iroquois Settlement Of
The North Shore Of Lake Ontario Were Established
The Seneca (one Of
The Five Iroquois Nations)
Established Two Settlements
In Present Day Toronto
Teiaiagon
Near
The Humber River
And Ganatsekwyagon Near
The Rouge River
The Two Communities Provided
The Iroquois Control Of
The North-south Passage
In Toronto. Roman Catholic Missionaries Visited
The Two Settlements
In
The 1660s
And 1670s. However
By 1687
The Two Settlements Were Abandoned By
The Seneca
In
The 17th Century
The Area Was
A Crucial Point
For Travel
With
The Humber
And Rouge River Providing
A Shortcut
To
The Upper Great Lakes
These Routes Were Known As
The Toronto Passage
The Mississaugas Arrived
In
The Late 17th Century
Driving Out
The Occupying Iroquois
And Settling Along
The Lake Ontario Shore
Including
The Port Credit Area
Early European Settlement
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