 Facing annihilation from English attacks and epidemics of new infectious diseases, the Abenaki started to emigrate to Quebec around 1669.The governor of New France allocated two seigneuries (large self-administered areas similar to feudal fiefs).The first was on the Saint Francis River and is now known as the "Odanak" Indian Reservation; the second was founded near Bécancour and is called the "Wolinak" Indian Reservation.