They've turned their prow toward us, and, as we don't want to have even the appearance of hiding, I think we'd better paddle out of the bushes and make way slowly again close to the shore." A few sweeps of the paddle and the canoe was proceeding once more down the St.Lawrence, keeping in comparatively quiet waters near the southern side.

The large boat was approaching them fast, but they pretended not to have seen it.
"Probably it comes from Hochelaga," said Tayoga.
"And your Hochelaga, which is the French Montreal, was Iroquois once, also," said Robert.
"Our fathers and grandfathers are not sure," replied Tayoga.

"Cartier found there a great village surrounded by a palisade, and many of our people think that a nation of the Hodenosaunee, perhaps the Mohawks, lived in it, but other of our old men say it was a Huron town.

It is certain though that the Hodenosaunee lived at Stadacona." "In any event, most of this country was yours or races kindred to yours owned it.

So, Tayoga, you are traveling on lands and waters that once belonged to your people.