A member of the Neutral Nation or a related Indigenous people of the Great Lakes region, known from early European contact records.
From Iroquoian languages, this term appears in early colonial records and refers to specific Indigenous groups in the region around present-day Ontario and New York. The exact etymology is debated among historical linguists.
The Ahrendahronon appear mainly in 17th-century colonial documents but are difficult to trace historically—they exemplify how many Indigenous nations were dramatically affected or displaced during early European contact that they're barely remembered today.
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