Mississaugas

The Mississaugas are a native people located in Southern Ontario. Starting in 1781, they made a series of land surrenders with the British Crown encompassing much of present-day southern Ontario. The city of Mississauga is named after them. An alternate spelling of the name is Missisauga. The Mississaugas are related to the larger Ojibwe nation (also known as the Chippewa), and were called Mississauga by European settlers due to the fact that they traded along the Mississagi River (at the head of Lake Huron).