Amikwa people

The Amikwa (Ojibwe: Amikwaa, "Beaver People"; from amik, "beaver"), also as Amicouës, Amikouet, etc., were a Native American clan, one of the first recognized by Europeans in the 17th century.

[1] The Amikwa were Anishinaabeg peoples, and spoke an Ojibwe language.

In September 1753, Bacqueville de la Potherie claimed that they inhabited the shores of Lake Nipissing.

[4] They were a large, powerful group allied with the Nipissings and related to the Outchougai, Mandua, and Atchiligouan peoples.

[5] The Amikwa were nearly wiped out by disease and wars with the Iroquois and the last of the tribe appear to have merged with the Nipissings or the Ojibwe.