Iroquois Finger Lakes region, and upstate New York along the St. Lawrence River area downstream to today's Montreal. French, Dutch and British colonists in both New France (Canada) and the what became the Thirteen Colonies recognized a need to gain favor with the Iroquois people, who occupied a significant portion of lands west of colonial settlements. Their first relations with them were for fur trading, which was favorable and became lucrative to both sides. The colonists also sought to establish positive relations to secure their settlement borders. For nearly 200 years the Iroquois were a powerful factor in North American colonial
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