Iroquois in ancient times, settling in the backcountry of the Southeast United States, including what is now Tennessee. In 2010, more than 45,000 enrolled Six Nations people lived in Canada, and about 80,000 in the United States. The most common name for the confederacy, Iroquois, is of somewhat obscure origin. The first time it appears in writing is in the account of Samuel de Champlain of his journey to Tadoussac in 1603, where it occurs as "Irocois". Other spellings appearing in the earliest sources include "Erocoise", "Hiroquois", "Hyroquoise", "Irecoies", "Iriquois", "Iroquaes", "Irroquois", and "Yroquois", as the French transliterated the term into
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