Algonquin
- This article is about the Native American tribe. For other uses see: Algonquin (disambiguation)
The Algonquins or Algonkins are an aboriginal North American people speaking Algonquin, an Algonquian language. Culturally and linguistically, they are closely related to the Odawa and Ojibwe, with whom they form the larger Anishinaabe grouping. Most Algonkins today live in Quebec; the nine Algonkin bands in that province and one in Ontario have a combined population of about 11 000.
Although theirs was largely a hunting and fishing culture, some Algonkins practiced agriculture and cultivated corn, beans, and squash, the famous "Three Sisters" of indigenous horticulture.
They fought the Iroquois due to their rivalry in the fur trade; and formed an alliance with the Montagnais to the east in 1570.
From 1603 they allied themselves with the French.
Algonkin communities
- Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg, Kitigan Zibi QC (2 577)
- Algonquin of Pikwakanagan, Golden Lake ON (1 871)
- Timiskaming First Nation, Notre-Dame-du-Nord QC (1 553)
- Nation Anishinabe du Lac Simon, Lac Simon QC (1 459)
- Abitibiwinni First Nation, Pikogan QC (814)
- Eagle Village First Nation, Témiscaming QC (676)
- Long Point First Nation, Winneway River QC (652)
- Algonquins of Barrière Lake, Lac Rapide QC (616)
- Anicinape Community of Kitcisakik, Val d'Or QC (384)
- Wolfe Lake First Nation, Témiscaming QC (262)
These population figures are from Canada's Department of Indian and Northern Affairs (http://sdiprod2.inac.gc.ca/FNProfiles/FNProfiles_home.htm).
External links
- Algonquin Language sample (http://www.language-museum.com/a/algonquin.php)
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