Conversation so far:
What time period are the earliest recorded histories of the Odawa people from?
There is archaeological evidence that the Saugeen Complex people, were located on the Bruce Peninsula during the Middle Woodland period, may have evolved into the Odawa people.
What did oral history speak of about the Odawa people?
According to Anishinaabeg tradition, the Odawa people came from the eastern areas of North America, or Turtle Island, and from along the East Coast.
What time period were these histories of the Odawa people from?
The Hopewell tradition was a widely extended trading network operating from about 200BCE to 500 CE.

Question: What was important about these histories?
Self-contained rewrite: What was important about these histories from the start of the colony of New France?