Stock printed by John A. Lowell Bank Note Co., Boston. Wyandot mine - Twin Lakes, Houghton County. The Wyandot people or Wendat, also called the Huron, are Iroquoian Indigenous peoples of North America who emerged as a confederacy of tribes around the north shore of Lake Ontario, with their original homeland extending to Georgian Bay and Lake Simcoe in Ontario, Canada and occupying some territory around the western part of the lake. After their defeat during prolonged warfare with the Iroquois in 1649, the surviving members of the confederacy dispersed, some took residence at Quebec with the Jesuits and others were adopted by neighboring nations, such as the Tionontate or Tobacco to become the Wyandot. Later they occupied territory extending into what is now the United States, especially Michigan and northern Ohio. They were related to other Iroquoian peoples in the region, such as their powerful competitors, the Five Nations of the Iroquois who occupied territory mostly on the south side of Lake Ontario but had hunting grounds along the St. Lawrence River. In Canada, the Wyandot are known as Huron-Wendat Nation. They have two First Nations reserves within Wendake, Quebec. Wyandot peoples also lived to the west and south in western Ontario and what became the United States, particularly around Michigan. Those in the US were removed to Indian Territory in the early 19th century, areas of Kansas and Oklahoma. Today, numerous Wyandot in the US are enro Item ordered may not be exact piece shown. All original and authentic.