Iroquois Brant's crossing of the river gave the original name to the area: Brant's Ford. By 1847, European settlers began to settle nearby and named the village Brantford. The original Mohawk settlement was on the south edge of the present-day Canadian city at a location still favorable for launching and landing canoes. In the 1830s many additional Onondaga, Oneida, Seneca, Cayuga, and Tuscarora relocated into the Indian Territory, the Province of Upper Canada, and Wisconsin. Many Iroquois (mostly Mohawk) and Iroquois-descended Métis people living in Lower Canada (primarily at Kahnawake) took employment with the Montreal-based North West Company during its existence
Little Iroquois River the north shore of Saint John River (Bay of Fundy). It flows southeast and flows on the north bank of the Bay of Fundy which opens to the southwest on the Atlantic Ocean. "Little Iroquois River" originates from a mountain stream (altitude: ), located in the Madawaska County, in New Brunswick. This source is located at: From its source, "Little Iroquois River" flows over , as follow: The "Little Iroquois River" flows on the east bank of the Iroquois River (Saint John River). This confluence is located: The place name "Little Iroquois River" derived from its tributary is the "Iroquois