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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 did the Algonquin Indians look like and what did they wear?
The Algonquin or Algonkin tribe were a relatively small group living in southern Quebec and eastern Ontario in Canada. Their Mohawk enemies called them Adirondack (eaters of bark - a term of contempt). Their own name for themselves is Anishinaabe.
They have been used as a "typical" example of a huge related language group known as Algonquian (with an "a") - the group includes the Arapaho, Cheyenne and Blackfoot on the plains and a very large number of tribes in the midwest and eastern woodlands of the USA and Canada.
The Canadian Algonkin wore typical brain-tanned animal skins, often deer, elk or moose hides; men wore a breechclout and moccasins with a fur cloak for cool weather; some added leggings.
Women had just a skirt, or a skirt and cloak, or a dress worn belted around the waist. On their heads they sometimes wore a cap or headband. They carried heavy loads on their backs using a "tumpline" around their foreheads.
Women wore their hair in a long braid; men might shave one side of their head, leaving the hair on the other side long and loose, or any one of many other styles. Tattoos and body painting were very common.
The tribe was known for its bark canoes, basket-weaving and beadwork, as well as wampum belts of purple and white shell beads that took immense amounts of time and effort to produce.
See link below for an early painting of Algonkins:
What is the Siksika word for black foot?
In the Siksika language (also known as Blackfoot), the word "Siksika" means "black foot".
The name Siksiká comes from the Blackfoot words sik (black) and iká (foot), with a connector s between the two words.
Where can you find the old address of my grandparent's home in Algonquin IL?
You can check the U.S. Census Bureau on an old census about the time they lived there. Get with the local Historical Society for assistance. Birth and death records may also get you there.
What food did Iroquois Indians hunt for?
They hunted for deer and rabbit mainly. A good thing they did to help get deer was put deerskin over themmselves.
What do Potawatomi Indians and the Mormons have in common?
When the Mormons had to flee Nauvoo, Illinois in 1846, they crossed the Mississippi river into Iowa (near Kanesville/Council Bluffs). At the time this was tribal land belonging to the Potawatomi Indians, but the tribe gave the Mormons permission to stay there.
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You attended some college courses how do you get your transcripts?
Write to the Registrars Office of the college you attended and request a transcript. There may be a fee, and you will get an unofficial copy. If you need it to transfer or verify credits to register at another college, you must request an official transcript, to be sent to the Registrar of the college you are applying to. There will definitely be a fee, and you will have to request a form from your former school. You don't get to see that one, it's sent directly to the college.
What three methods did the Siksika use for capturing Buffalo?
- they needed to cooperate to hunt such large animals.
- some groups chased the buffalo over cliffs.
- other groups chased them in to pounds.
The Algonquin people call themselves either Omàmiwinini (plural: Omàmiwininiwak) or the more generalized name of Anicinàpe. Many Algonquins still speak the Algonquin language, called generally as Anicinàpemowinor specifically as Omàmiwininìmowin. The language is considered one of several divergent dialects of the Anishinaabe languages.
The term "Algonquin" is French, and may derive from the Maliseet word elakómkwik (IPA: [ɛlæˈɡomoɡwik]), "they are our relatives/allies".[1] Alternatively, it may come from the Mi'kmaq word meaning "at the place of spearing fish and eels from the bow of a canoe."[2] Another possibility is the Maliseet word for "dancers," which Samuel de Champlain might have mistaken for their tribal name while watching a combined Algonkin, Maliseet, and Montagnais victory dance in 1603.[3]
The tribe has also given its name to the much larger, heterogeneous group of Algonquian-speaking peoples who stretch from Virginia to the Rocky Mountains and north to Hudson Bay, referred to as the Algonquian peoples. Popular usage reflects some confusion on this point, in that the term "Algonquin" has also been used to refer to all Algonquian-speaking societies.[
What does John Smiths Algonquin name Nantaquoud mean?
It is unlikely that Smith ever understood the name Nantaquod (he may not even have recorded it accurately). Much of the Powhatan language was never recorded at all by the English, so the meaning of many words (including Nantaquod) is lost.
The language is extinct today.
How much does it cost for residence at Algonquin College?
Go to the website instead of asking it here. It's called research. You have to know the college.
What is a baby ladybird called?
"Ladybird" is a dialect variant of "ladybug." Both mean "Our Lady's bug/bird" and are one of the standard examples of a modern derivative of Old English feminine nouns without -s in the possessive. Presumably, then, a baby ladybird would be a larva or a pupa.
What were the Algonquin women's jobs in food preparation?
Algonquian women only cooked food; men hunted and fished.
How do you say little one in Algonquin?
Speaking of a girl, "little one" is ocis ikwesins.
"My little one" is nocis.
What were some of the Olmec achievements?
1. They built a strong trade system
2. They created systems of writing and counting
3. That helped them develop a 365 day calender
They were not used to the area's climate or its natural resources.
Algonquin College is located across three campus, Woodroffe (Ottawa), Pembroke and Perth.
