It was they coming from the lucid streams emptying into Lake Superior and thence to Lake Winnipeg, who had called the latter by its name "Win," cloudy or muddy, and "nipiy" water.

When the Colonists arrived, the leading chief of the Chippewas, or Saulteaux, was Peguis.

He became at once the friend of the white man, for he was always a peaceful, kindly, old Ogemah, or Chieftain.
All the Indians were, at first, kindness itself to the new comers, and they showed great willingness to supply food to the hungry settlers, and to assist them in transfer and in taking possession of their own homes.
The Saulteaux Indians while active and helpful were really intruders among the Crees, a great Indian nation, who in language and blood were their relations.

As proof of this the Crees at this time used horses on the plains.

The horse was an importation brought up the valleys from the Spaniards of Mexico.