Oakville was founded on the land of an unknown native tribe. making our town a major historical site and an assimilated nature preserve. Not much is known about these people. From historical accounts, what the city historians could find they were said to be a peaceful tribe. They traded with passerby's and other tribes, they hunted and gathered, and had little to no recorded conflicts. The tribe mysteriously vanished one day, and all proof of their existence is what they left behind, such as the hills that once were mounds, dug-up artifacts, and occasional arrowheads that wash up on the shores of lakes and rivers. Many buildings around Oakville stand over what was once land settled on by a very noble tribe.