This article is about the Native American tribe. For other uses see: Algonquin is the name of a Native American tribe and some places in the United States of America and Canada. Native Americans: The Algonquian languages are a large phylum of Native American languages in eastern North America. Algonquian peoples are those Native American tribes speaking Algonquian languages. The Algonquin tribe... Algonquin (disambiguation)

The Algonquins or Algonkins are an Native Americans (also Indians, Aboriginal Peoples, American Indians, First Nations, Alaskan Natives, Amerindians, or Indigenous Peoples of America) are the indigenous inhabitants of The Americas prior to the European colonization, and their modern descendants. This term comprises a large number of distinct tribes, states, and ethnic groups, many of them... aboriginal Political highlights of North America North America is the third largest continent in area and the fourth ranked in population. It is bounded on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the east by the North Atlantic Ocean, on the south by the Caribbean Sea, and on the west by... North American people speaking For the larger language family of which Algonquin is but one member, see Algonquian. Algonquin (or Algonkin) is an Algonquian language closely related to Ojibwe. It is spoken, alongside French and to some extent English, by the Algonquin First Nations of Quebec and language related article is a stub. You... Algonquin, an The Algonquian languages are a subfamily of Native American languages that includes most of the languages in the Algic language family (others are Wiyot and Yurok of northwestern California). They should be carefully distinguished from Algonquin, which is only one language of many Algonquian languages. Before the European colonisation of... Algonquian language. Culturally and linguistically, they are closely related to the Odawa and For other uses of Chippewa, see Chippewa (disambiguation). The Ojibwa or Chippewa (also Ojibwe, Ojibway, Chippeway) are the third-largest group of Native Americans in the United States, surpassed only by Cherokee and Navajo. The major component group of the Anishinaabe, they number over 100,000 living in an area... Ojibwe, with whom they form the larger Anishinaabe is a self-description often used by people belonging to the indigenous Odawa, Ojibwe, and Algonkin peoples of North America, who share closely related Algonkian languages. There are many variant spellings of this name, depending on the transcription scheme and also on whether the name is singular or plural... Anishinaabe grouping. The tribe has also given its name to the much larger group of This article is about the large number of peoples speaking Algonquian languages. For the Algonquin of Quebec and the Ottawa Valley, who are one of these peoples, see Algonquin. Algonquian Indians are one of the most populous and widespread North American Native groups, with tribes originally numbering in the hundreds... Algonkian peoples, who stretch from For other uses, see Virginia (disambiguation). Commonwealth of Virginia (Flag of Virginia) (Seal of Virginia) State nickname: Old Dominion Other U.S. States Capital Richmond Largest city Virginia Beach Governor Mark R. Warner Official languages English Area 110,862 km² (35th)  - Land 102,642 km²  - Water... Virginia to the Rocky Mountain National Park (photo courtesy of NPS) View of Colorado Rockies. The aspens are turning their fall colors. The Rocky Mountains, often called the Rockies, are a broad mountain range in western North America. The Rocky Mountains stretch more than 3000 miles (4800 km) from Mexico, through the continental... Rocky Mountains and north to Hudson Bay is a large body of water in northeastern Canada. It drains a large portion of the northern areas of Ontario, Quebec and Manitoba and the southeastern area of Nunavut. A smaller offshoot of the bay, James Bay, lies to the south. The placename used to also be, but... Hudson Bay. Most Algonkins, however, live in This article describes the Canadian province. For other usages, see Quebec (disambiguation). Québec (Flag of Québec) (Coat of Arms of Québec) Motto: Je me souviens (I remember) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Quebec City Largest city Montreal Lieutenant Governor Lise Thibault Premier Jean Charest (PLQ) Area... Quebec; the nine Algonkin bands in that province and one in Ontario (Flag of Ontario) (Coat of Arms of Ontario) Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Area 1,076,395 km² (4th)  - Land 917,741... Ontario have a combined population of about 11,000. (Popular usage reflects some confusion on the point, in that the term "Algonquin" is sometimes used (for example in this entry (http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01311b.htm) in the The Catholic Encyclopedia is an English-language encyclopedia published in 1913 by the Roman Catholic Church, designed to give authoritative information on the entire cycle of Catholic interests, action and doctrine. Starting in 1993, the encyclopedia (now in the public domain) was placed on the Internet through a world-wide... Catholic Encyclopedia) to refer to larger Algonquian grouping.)

Although theirs was largely a hunting and fishing culture, some Algonkins practiced agriculture and cultivated Maize Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Liliopsida Order: Poales Family: Poaceae Genus: Zea Species Zea diploperennis Zea luxurians Zea mays ssp. huehuetenangensis Zea mays ssp. mays Zea mays ssp. mexicana Zea mays ssp. parviglumis Zea nicaraguensis Zea perennis References ITIS 42268 (http://www.itis.usda.gov/servlet... corn, This article is on the plant. For alternate meanings, see Bean (disambiguation) Green beans Bean is a common name for large plant seeds of several genera of Fabaceae (formerly Leguminosae) (English: leguminous, legumes), used for food or feed. Contents // 1 Name 2 Types of bean 3 Cultural aspects 4 See... beans, and Squash Yellow Squash Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Cucurbitales Family: Cucurbitaceae Genus: Cucurbita part Species C. maxima - hubbard squash, buttercup squash C. mixta - cushaw squash C. moschata - butternut squash C. pepo - most pumpkins, acorn squash, summer squash References: ITIS 22365 (http://www.itis.usda.gov/servlet... squash, the famous " The Three Sisters are the three main agricultural crops of Native Americans in North America: squash, maize (or corn), and climbing beans. In a technique known as companion planting, the three crops are planted close together: build flat-topped mounds of soil for each cluster, about a foot high and... Three Sisters" of indigenous horticulture.

They fought the The Iroquois Confederacy (also known as the League of Peace and Power) is a group of First Nations/Native Americans. Based in upstate New York at the time of the arrival of the Europeans, they now occupy territory in Ontario, Quebec and New York. Panoramic View of Iroquois, 1914 The... Iroquois due to their rivalry in the fur trade; and formed an alliance with the The Innu are the indigenous inhabitants of an area they refer to as Nitassinan, which comprises most of the Quebec-Labrador peninsula in Eastern Canada. Their population in 2003 was between 15,000 and 20,000. They are known to have lived on these lands as hunter-gatherers for several... Montagnais to the east in Years: 1567 1568 1569 - 1570 - 1571 1572 1573 Decades: 1540s 1550s 1560s - 1570s - 1580s 1590s 1600s Centuries: 15th century - 16th century - 17th century Events January 23 - The assassination of regent James Stewart, Earl of Moray throws Scotland into civil war February 25 - Pope Pius V excommunicates Queen Elizabeth I of... 1570.

From Years: 1600 1601 1602 - 1603 - 1604 1605 1606 Decades: 1570s 1580s 1590s - 1600s - 1610s 1620s 1630s Centuries: 16th century - 17th century - 18th century 1603 in literature 1603 in science Events March 24 - Elizabeth I of England dies and is succeeded by her cousin King James VI of Scotland, uniting the... 1603 they allied themselves with the French under Samuel de Champlain by Théophile Hamel (1870) Samuel de Champlain 1567 - 1635 was a French geographer, draftsman, explorer and founder of Quebec City. Born in Brouage, France, much of Champlains early life is unknown. His first trip to North America was on March 15th, 1603 as part of... Samuel Champlain. In Years: 1629 1630 1631 - 1632 - 1633 1634 1635 Decades: 1600s 1610s 1620s - 1630s - 1640s 1650s 1660s Centuries: 16th century - 17th century - 18th century 1632 in literature 1632 in science See also: 1632 (novel) Events February 22 - Galileos Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems is published July 23 - 300... 1632, after Sir David Kirke (ca. 1597-1654) was an English adventurer, colonizer and governor. Kirke was raised at English occupied Dieppe. In 1627 Kirkes father and several London merchants formed a company to encourage trade and settlement on the St. Lawrence River. France and England were at war (see: Thirty... Sir David Kirke's occupation of New France had demonstrated French colonial vulnerability, the French began to trade muskets to the Algonkins and other aboriginal allies. French The Society of Jesus (Latin: Societas Iesu), commonly known as the Jesuits, is a Roman Catholic religious order. It was founded in 1534 by a group of University of Paris graduate students led by Iñigo Lopez de Loyola (Ignatius of Loyola). Contents // 1 Foundation 2 Early works 3 Expansion... Jesuits began to actively seek Algonkin conversions to The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. Members generally prefer the term Catholic Church, but this term has multiple meanings (see Catholicism); the term Roman Catholic Church is used in this article to avoid... Roman Catholicism, opening up a bitter divide between traditionalists and converts.

Starting in Years: 1718 1719 1720 - 1721 - 1722 1723 1724 Decades: 1690s 1700s 1710s - 1720s - 1730s 1740s 1750s Centuries: 17th century - 18th century - 19th century 1721 in literature 1721 in music 1721 in science List of state leaders in 1721 List of religious leaders in 1721 Contents // 1 Events 2 Ongoing Events... 1721, many Christian Algonkins began to summer at Oka is a river in Russia. Oka is the name of a car produced by Lada (named after the river). Oka is a small town in Quebec, Canada. It is noted for Oka cheese and the Oka Crisis of 1990. Oka cheese is a semi-soft surface ripened cheese. Oka... Oka, a The Kanienkehaka, or Mohawk tribe of Native American people live around Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River in what is now Canada and the United States. Their traditional homeland is further South, in New York State, around present day Albany, New York. They belong to the Iroquois confederation. After... Mohawk settlement near This article needs cleanup. Please edit this article to conform to a higher standard of article quality. For other uses, see Montreal (disambiguation). Ville de Montréal, Québec, Canada City flag City coat of arms City motto: Concordia Salus (Salvation through harmony) Location in the province of Quebec Area... Montreal that was then considered one of the Seven Nations of Canada. Algonkin warriors continued to fight in alliance with France until the British conquest of Quebec in Years: 1757 1758 1759 - 1760 - 1761 1762 1763 Decades: 1730s 1740s 1750s - 1760s - 1770s 1780s 1790s Centuries: 17th century - 18th century - 19th century 1760 in art 1760 in literature 1760 in music 1760 in science List of state leaders in 1760 List of religious leaders in 1760 Contents // 1 Events... 1760. Fighting on behalf of British Crown, the Algonkins took part in the Barry St Leger campaign during the The American Revolutionary War ( Years: 1772 1773 1774 - 1775 - 1776 1777 1778 Decades: 1740s 1750s 1760s - 1770s - 1780s 1790s 1800s Centuries: 17th century - 18th century - 19th century 1775 in art 1775 in literature 1775 in music 1775 in science List of state leaders in 1775 List of religious leaders in... American Revolutionary War.

This article concerns Loyalists in the American Revolution. For other uses of the word loyalist, see the disambiguation page. Loyalists (capitalized L) were British North American colonists who remained loyal subjects of the British crown during the American Revolutionary War. They were also called Tories or Kings Men. Those... Loyalist settlers began encroaching on Algonkin lands shortly after the Revolution. Later, the lumber industry began to move up the Ottawa valley, and the Algonkins were relegated to a string of small reserves.

In recent years, tensions with the lumber industry have flared up again among Algonkin communities, in response to the practice of clear-cutting. In Ontario, an ongoing Algonkin land claim has, since 1983 is an integer and composite number that represents a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. Years: 1980 1981 1982 - 1983 - 1984 1985 1986 Decades: 1950s 1960s 1970s - 1980s - 1990s 2000s 2010s Centuries: 19th century - 20th century - 21st century 1983 in topic: Arts Architecture - Art - Film - Literature... 1983, called into dispute much of the southeastern part of the province, stretching from near Looking northwest down Main Street, from a pedestrian overpass near Chippewa Creek North Bay is a city in northern Ontario, Canada on the shore of Lake Nipissing. As of 2001, the population was 52,771 people. The area was 314.92 square kilometres. The area was first explored by Samuel... North Bay to near Hawkesbury is a town in Eastern Ontario on the Ottawa River, near the Quebec/Ontario border. It lies on the South shore of the Ottawa River about halfway between downtown Ottawa and downtown Montreal in Prescott and Russell. A bridge links it to Quebec, to the North. Hawkesbury is touted... Hawkesbury and including Ottawa, Pembroke (2003 population 14,700) is a city on the Ottawa River in the Ottawa Valley in eastern Ontario, Canada. Pembroke is also known as Hockey Town Canada. Forestry has historically been the major industry in the area, but the nearby military base at Petawawa and nuclear power development at... Pembroke, and most of A tiny island in Algonquin at sunset Algonquin Provincial Park is a Provincial Park in central Ontario, Canada. Algonquin Park is the third largest park in Ontario and one of the largest in Canada, covering about 7,725 square kilometres. Highway 60 runs through the south of the park, while... Algonquin Provincial Park.

In This page is about the year 2000. See Note: This is an article about the British comic book 2000 AD, rather than the year 2000 2000 AD logo 2000 AD is a weekly British science fiction oriented comic. The publication, which serialises a number of separate stories each prog (see... 2000, Algonkins from Timiskaming First Nation played a significant part in the local popular opposition to the plan to convert Adams Mine into a garbage dump.

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).

The Nipissing First Nation of Looking northwest down Main Street, from a pedestrian overpass near Chippewa Creek North Bay is a city in northern Ontario, Canada on the shore of Lake Nipissing. As of 2001, the population was 52,771 people. The area was 314.92 square kilometres. The area was first explored by Samuel... North Bay, Ontario is also sometimes considered to belong to the Algonkin group of Anishinaabe is a self-description often used by people belonging to the indigenous Odawa, Ojibwe, and Algonkin peoples of North America, who share closely related Algonkian languages. There are many variant spellings of this name, depending on the transcription scheme and also on whether the name is singular or plural... Anishinaabeg.

See Also

• The Algonquin Round Table was a group of some of the most brilliant writers of the 1920s and 1930s, though it endured long after that. They met for lunch every day at a round table at New York Citys Algonquin Hotel and traded quips, many of them still repeated... Algonquin Round Table

External links

• Algonquin Language sample (http://www.language-museum.com/a/algonquin.php)
• History of the Algonkin (http://www.tolatsga.org/alg.html)