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Trading of enslaved Indigenous people still outnumbers the trading of Africans in what is known today as Canada.

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Between 1689 and 1713, 145 enslaved Indigenous people and 13 enslaved African people are recorded as being brought to the Canadian colonies. Initially, enslaved Indigenous people are brought from the southern colonies, such as South Carolina, but soon after they are taken from Western territories. Primarily, the Pawnee are enslaved; hence the name "Panis," which becomes a generic word for enslaved Indigenous people. The majority of enslaved are women and girls, with the average age being 14.