"The Neutral Confederacy were a North American indigenous people, who lived near the northern shores of Lake Ontario and Lake Erie. The largest group referred to themselves as Chonnonton (\"Keepers of The Deer\") - partly due to their practice of herding deer into pens. Another group, the Onguiaahra (\"Near the big waters\" or possibly \"The Strait\") populated the more southern Niagara Peninsula - and are the origin of the word \"Niagara\"."@en .