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Algonquian Indians
Algonquian Indians are the North American Indian tribes originally living in the subarctic regions of eastern Canada and speaking an Algonquian language. Many of these tribes migrated south into the woodlands of the Atlantic coast from the Mississippi River. Algonquian Indians are tribes range from the Cheyennes in the Great Plains to the Naskapi Innu in frigid northern Labrador and from the Yurok in California to the Powhatans in Virginia.
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What languages did the Algonquian speak?
Many people are confused about the term "Algonquin", which really refers to just one small tribe living along the Ottawa River valley in Canada, where they have always lived and still live today.
The similar word Algonquian refers to a huge family of distantly related languages spoken by many tribes across most of North American, but mainly in the north, around the Great Lakes and in the north-east woodlands and along the eastern seaboard of the USA. This language family gets its name from that small Algonquin tribe, who are used as representative of the whole group.
The Algonquin language is still spoken today thanks to concerted efforts by the tribe itself, supported by the Canadian government; it is very closely related to Ojibwe and Ottawa (two more Algonquian languages).
A few words of the Algonquin language are:
kaagaagiw (raven)
andeg (crow)
miziki or kiniw (eagle)
okad (leg)
odoon (mouth)
onagocag (stars)
nodin (windy)
kiziz (sun)
cigwatik (pine tree)
wabos (rabbit)
nokomis (grandmother)
biibiins (baby)
So, to answer your question, the Algonquin people spoke the Algonquin language; the Algonquian tribes spoke a huge number of related Algonquian languages.
Is it true that the eastern woodlands provide the Iroquois with abundant natural resources?
yes it is and hi lol
Where does the name Algonquin come from?
Algonquin (Algonkin) Indians used to be located in Quebec, Canada. They Also used to be located in the United States Somewhere but that's booty because I couldn't find any thing about where in the United States.
"The name Midewiwin (also spelled Midewin and Medewiwin) is derived from a Native American term for the Grand Medicine Society, a super-secret society of which today members would nominally be called by others than the Medewiwin, Shamans. Tribal groups who had such societies include the Ojibwa, Chippewa, Ottawa, and Potawatomi, the last of whom were prominent residents of the Midewiwin National Tallgrass Prairie region from the mid 1700’s to the early to mid-1800’s. According to the Potawatomi, Mide’ or Mida (pronounced mid-day), means ‘mystic’ or ‘mystically powerful.’ The curing rituals performed by the members of the Midewiwin relied heavily on a tradition that incorporated mystical elements arising from the beliefs about the spirits that protected the A-nish’-in-a’ beg (term used by the Ottawa, Potawatomi, Ojibwa, and Menomonee to describe “the original people." http://www.geocities.com/the_wanderling/midewiwin.html
How did the Algonquins use their land?
they interacted with the environment by spirituality. What I mean is they thanked the nature for this.
What are some Algonquian tribes?
Algonquian means "like the Algonkin"; they were a relatively small Canadian group living along the Ottawa river valley between present-day Ontario and Quebec. They originally comprised many small bands numbering perhaps 6,000 people in total.
They have been selected as the "typical" eastern woodlands group speaking a particular language belonging to a very large language family which is also spoken by almost all of the eastern seaboard tribes of the US and Canada and many tribes in the interior. So the Ojibwas, Blackfoot, Arapahoes, Cheyenne, Cree, Ottawas, Menomini, Sauk and Fox, Miamis, Illinois, Shawnee, Erie, Delawares, Powhatan, Pequot, Wampanoags, Mahicans, Penobscot, Abenaki, Malecite, Miqmac, Raritans, Pocumtucs, Massachusetts, Nausetts, Pokanokets, Narragansetts, Niantics, Paugussets, Montauks, Shinnecocks, Poosepatucks, Rockaways, Raritans, Piscataways, Abitibi, Mascoutens, Beothuk, Conoy, Pamunkeys, Rappahannocks, Pennacooks, Secotan, Tetes de Boules, Wappinger, Wiyot, Missisaugas and many, many more tribes are classed as "Algonquian" - like the Algonkins (at least as far as language is concerned).
It is possible to show the language relationship across all of these groups:
Algonkin makadewà = Powhatan muckahta = Sauk makata = Cheyenne mo'kohtá = English black
How did the the Algonquian use their resources?
Water IS life: Humans require the consumption of water more often than food. They also used it (and still do) for travel.
What does the natives of the subarctic look like?
We are literate and we don't run around in buckskin with war paint on, like people always think we do. We have regular jobs and regular lives.
Not all Native Americans look the same, but some common features of full blood Native people include straight or slightly wavy hair that ranges from light brown to black. Eyes are usually various shades of brown. Skin can be reddish-light brown but can also be lighter or darker. Noses can be different shapes. Heights can be tall or short depending upon the region or tribe.
How were the Algonquins organized?
The Algonquin tribe of the Ottawa river valley have always lived in many small bands, each living separately from all the others. Each band would be made up of a number of extended family groups and each would have its own leaders and council of elders. Today the same situation still applies, with each band living on a separate reservation.
Each band's council would historically choose an okima, ogima or nàgànìdj (chief) from the sons, nephews or other male relatives of the previous chief.
Decisions would be considered by the council and okimatogether, with input from trusted men of the band, generally smoking one or more communal pipes. The ogima would consider all the options for some time before making a final decision.
Algonquin bands included:
- Kitchisipirini
- Weskarini
- Nibachi
- Matouweskarini
- Kotakoutouemi
- Sagaiguninini
Where did the Potawatomi tribe live?
Potawatomi is located in the upper areas of the Mississippi River region. This term also refers to a group of Native American people who occupy this area and speak their own Potawatomi language.
What were the roles of the Algonquin children?
Children in the Confederacy were expected to listen in on council meetings and learn the traditions and rules of the Confederacy so that, when the next generation came, they would be able to take over. The children also made little baskets for collecting berries and other reliable food.
Where does the algonquian tribe live now and what is life like?
Algonquian is not a tribe, but the people of many tribes. They live anywhere they want to live, whether it be on their tribe's reserve, in a rural area, suburban area, or urban area. Life varies depending on the person and their surroundings. Some reserves have problems with healthcare, drugs, and so on, while some do not; some people are poor, some are not. There is no one answer to your question.
Did the algonquins live north east south or west?
The Algonkin or Algonquin tribe historically lived in many separate bands along the Ottawa river valley between Quebec and Ontario. Today they live in many separate reservations in those two provinces. In geographic terms this is in the north-east of North America.
It seems that many modern white Americans in the USA incorrectly apply the term "Algonquin" to all the Algonquian-speaking tribes of North America. This language group includes languages across all of the North American continent from the west coast to the east coast and from the Canadian sub-Arctic to Virginia and North Carolina.
What were some traditions and cultures of the Algonquins?
some traditions of the Algonquians are powwows. people danced and feasted. The Algonquins also had special spirits they believed in. The one spirit that all tribes believed in was the Manitou. The Manitou was responsible for all things that happened that were good. There were also bad spirits. They were responsible for all bad things that happened.
From the FAQ section of the Union of Ontario Indians website: Q → Are Anishinabek peoples the same as Ojibway? A → No. The Ojibwe are one of seven sub-groups of peoples that comprise the Anishinabek. The others are Chippewa, Pottawatomi, Odawa, Mississauga, Algonquin, and the Munsee-Delaware Nation. http://anishinabek.ca/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=7&Itemid=45 From the FAQ section of the Union of Ontario Indians website: Q → Are Anishinabek peoples the same as Ojibway? A → No. The Ojibwe are one of seven sub-groups of peoples that comprise the Anishinabek. The others are Chippewa, Pottawatomi, Odawa, Mississauga, Algonquin, and the Munsee-Delaware Nation. http://anishinabek.ca/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=7&Itemid=45
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What US states did the algonquian Indians come from?
Algonquians mostly came from Canada, but there were significant populations in what is now the US. The Algonquians lived in these states:
Montana
Wyoming
Colorado
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Minnesota
Iowa
Missouri
Arkansas
Mississippi
Alabama
Tennessee
Kentucky
Illinois
Wisconsin
Michigan
Indiana
Ohio
West Virginia
North Carolina
Virginia
Maryland
Delaware
Pennsylvania
New York
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Vermont
New Hampshire
Maine
