HURON CHIEF TSAOUENHOHOUI (NICOLAS VINCENT) BORN
Tsaouenhohoui (“One Who Plunges Things Into The Water”), or Tsawenhohi (“He Who Sees Clearly”), born in Jeune-Lorette (Wendake), Quebec, was baptized as “Nicolas Vincent.” Named War Chief in 1803, Vincent became Grand Chief (GC) of Lorette by 1810 and tried to reclaim Huron lands from colonizers and loggers. In 1825, along with Council Chiefs, André Romain (Tsohahissen) and Stanislas Koska (Aharathanha), and War Chief, Michel Tsiewei (Téhatsiendahé), Nicolas traveled to England where, on April 8, 1825, King George IV received the four Huron chiefs. In French, Vincent offered a blessing to the king. In 1819, he became the first Native to speak to the Assembly of Lower Canada. In 1829, at the request of colonial authorities, Nicolas drew the map known as the ‘Vincent Plan’ identifying hunting lands used by the Hurons. The final Huron chief to bear the name Tsaouenhohoui, he was one of the last hereditary chiefs. Vincent remained GC until his death on October 31, 1844 in Jeune-Lorette.
Source: Georges E. Sioui (Atsistahonra), “Vincent, Nicolas,” Dictionary of Canadian Biography, Vol. 7, 1988. Retrieved 6/27/2019, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/vincent_nicolas_7E.html
Lithograph: Edward Chatfield (1802-1839), 1825. Public Domain.
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