This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: dldove22 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.unknown/7569.1.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I know what it's like doing long-distance research. There have always been Mohawks in the St. Lawrence Valley in the post-contact era. There's one reservation in New York and at least two more in Quebec. There was also another group called the Algonkins and another the Montagnais. I may be spelling it wrong. You can go here for reliable histories: http://www.tolatsga.org/Compacts.html What tribe ancestors were very much depends on what time period it was and what tribes were living there at the time. For instance, Ohio was the homeland of the Erie Indians. The Mohawks wiped out them out in the Beaver Wars. Later the Delawares, Shawnees, Miamis and Senecas moved into their land in an effort to escape the westward expansion of the Europeans. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.