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Topic: Algonquin speaking


  
  About Algonquin Outfitters
Inside Algonquin Park, the Opeongo Lake and Brent stores are open seasonally and carry a full supply of rental equipment and a smaller, but no less interesting retail selection.
Many of our staff members have considerable knowledge of Algonquin canoe routes and camping techniques and will be happy to, in a manner of speaking, tell you where to go.
Algonquin Outfitters has the largest fleet of lightweight Kevlar rental canoes in the area.
www.algonquinoutfitters.com /about.html   (2093 words)

  
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The first written mention of the Algonquins dates from 1603, when a celebration of victory over the Iroquois was held in the presence of Samuel de Champlain, at Tadoussac on the shores of the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
Maple and birch predominantly forest the south-western two-thirds of the park; the north-eastern third of the park is primarily a pine and poplar forest.
Algonquin Park is considered to be one of the finest moose-viewing areas in the world.
www.eco-explorations.com /algonquin-facts.htm   (389 words)

  
 - General cultural beliefs of Algonquin speaking tribes -Native American Indian Tribes - Over 2,000 articles on native ...
Algonquin (or Algonkin) are used in reference to the tribes, but Algonquian either refers to the Algonquin language or to the group of tribes that speak related dialects.
Because the Northern climates made agriculture difficult, the Algonquin were a semi-nomadic people, moving their encampments from one place to the next in search of food, which came from hunting, trapping, fishing and the gathering of various plant roots, seeds, wild rice and berries.
The Algonquin social structure was patriarchal; men were the leaders and the heads of the family and territorial hunting rights were passed from father to son.
www.aaanativearts.com /article795.html   (927 words)

  
 Algonquin - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Algonquin, Native Americans of the Algonquian linguistic stock and of the Northeast culture area.
They originally lived in the vicinity of the...
The Algonquins are an aboriginal North American people speaking Algonquin, an Algonquian language.
encarta.msn.com /Algonquin.html   (144 words)

  
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Algonquin or Algonkin is used in reference to the tribe, but Algonquian either refers to the Algonquin language or to the group of tribes that speak related dialects.
Because the Northern climates made agriculture difficult, the Algonquin were a semi-nomadic people, moving their encampments from one place to the next in search of food, which came from hunting, trapping, fishing and the gathering of various plant roots, seeds, wild rice and berries.
The Algonquin social structure was patriarchal; men were the leaders and the heads of the family and territorial hunting rights were passed from father to son.
www.normlev.net /ancestry/algonquin/algonquin.htm   (399 words)

  
  Algonquin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Algonquin warriors continued to fight in alliance with France until the British conquest of Quebec in 1760.
Although the historical Algonquin society was largely hunting- and fishing-based, some Algonquins practiced agriculture and cultivated corn, beans, and squash, the famous "Three Sisters" of indigenous horticulture.
Algonquins of Barrière Lake, Lac Rapide QC (population 616)
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Algonquin   (1584 words)

  
 Algonquin language - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Algonquin (or Algonkin) is an Algonquian language closely related to Ojibwe, although many consider it to be instead a particularly divergent dialect of Ojibwe.
Algonquin is the language for which the entire Algonquian language subgroup is named.
Algonquin is an Algonquian language, of the Algic family of languages, and is descended from Proto-Algonquian.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Algonquin_language   (502 words)

  
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Algonquin or Algonkin is used in reference to the tribe, but Algonquian either refers to the Algonquin language or to the group of tribes that speak related dialects.
Because the Northern climates made agriculture difficult, the Algonquin were a semi-nomadic people, moving their encampments from one place to the next in search of food, which came from hunting, trapping, fishing and the gathering of various plant roots, seeds, wild rice and berries.
The Algonquin social structure was patriarchal; men were the leaders and the heads of the family and territorial hunting rights were passed from father to son.
www.kateritekakwitha.org /ancestry/algonquin/algonquin.htm   (399 words)

  
 Burrows Moving Company - Providing Algonquin and greater Chicagoland with top quality professional moving, packing and ...
Yet, practically speaking, we are an Algonquin mover because almost every day we are called upon to do Algonquin residential moving services and Algonquin commercial moving services.
We consider residential moving and commercial moving in Algonquin to be just as much a skilled-labor trade as are the plumbing, electrical, and carpentry trades.
For Algonquin hoisting services we use ladders and straps or block and tackle or a device called a laddervator or we work with a professional heavy crane service.
www.burrowsmoving.com /locations/algonquin.html   (1176 words)

  
 Mahican
Bounded by the Schoharie River in the west, it extended east to the crest of the Berkshire Mountains in western Massachusetts from northwest Connecticut north to the Green Mountains in southern Vermont.
Because they include all Algonquin tribes between the Hudson and Connecticut Rivers, some estimates of the Mahican population in 1600 range as high as 35,000.
Although culturally similar to other woodland Algonquin, the Mahican were shaped by their constant warfare with the neighboring Iroquois.
www.dickshovel.com /Mahican.html   (7751 words)

  
 Wildflowers of Algonquin Highlands
It’s extremely difficult to put a true definition on what a wildflower is. Technically speaking trees, grass and sedges could all be considered a wildflower.
Algonquin Highland Region is vastly covered in different species of wildflowers.
Because Algonquin Highlands is between the coniferous forests in the north and the hardwood forest in the south there is a mixture of both types of tree life.
www.algonquinhighlands.net /acards/wildflowers   (395 words)

  
 The Algonquin Tea Co. :: COMMUNITY
Practically speaking, there is no requirement for involvement with the Earth Wisdom School or The Algonquin Tea Co., although its worth mentioning again the both these ventures could provide many (on-farm) jobs to those interested.
We are the last occupied house between settled land and Algonquin Park boundary; bears, wolves, dear and almost every animal associated with Algonquin park, are common here.
On a coworker's suggestion, i apprenticed at the Algonquin tea farm, where a year and some later I now live, learning to apply my desire to live closer to the land and in harmony with the earth.
www.algonquintea.com /07_community.html   (1761 words)

  
 Algonquin Language's Dreambook
I can read cherokee and speak a little, but i would like to learn algonquin because my mother does not speak it and i want to learn the culture.
Algonquin language is probable the closest thing to my ancestry's language.
I am a mom of 5 children & it is very important for & to them to know their family as well as their family history & way of life.I am sharing this story in hopes that maybe one of you feading it, may be my relative.
books.dreambook.com /bryozoa/algonquin.html   (5582 words)

  
 Delaware
For many Algonquin, the Lenape were the "grandfathers," a term of great respect stemming from the widespread belief that the Lenapi were the original tribe of all Algonquin-speaking peoples, and this often gave the Lenapi the authority to settle disputes between rival tribes.
A common tradition shared by most Algonquin maintains that the Lenape, Nanticoke, Powhatan, and Shawnee were, at some point in the past, a single tribe which lived in the Lenape homeland.
Linguistic evidence and migration patterns tend to support this, leaving only the question of "when." In 1836 Constantine Rafinesque published a book in which he described the Walam Olum, a series of pictograph-etched wooden sticks which were used by the Lenape to record their history.
www.tolatsga.org /dela.html   (16675 words)

  
 Canoe Stories BWCA Quetico Wilderness
Norm Hooper's September trip into algonquin provincial park passed through days of sunshine, days of rain, wide waters filled with wind and waves and glassy lakes touched with early morning mist.
Let Norm and his paddling companions show you why Algonquin Park is one of Ontario's favorite paddling destinations.
Unworldly voices whispered in the mist, speaking of those who had passed this way before and those who may come later.
www.canoestories.com   (4017 words)

  
 Algonquin | English | Dictionary & Translation by Babylon
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 Anicinàpe grouping.
The Algonquin peoples call themselves either Omàmiwinini (plural: Omàmiwininiwak) or the more generalised name of Anicinàpe.
www.babylon.com /definition/Algonquin/English   (200 words)

  
 The Awesome Library Search Results
So does Mahican, but these are the names of two distinct Algonquin tribes..." 2-00
"Of course, they never surrendered their distinctive Siouan language, but it was not uncommon for a Winnebago to speak several languages besides his own (Algonquin, French, and English).
Ojibwa Languages: Algonkin (Algonquin), Ojibwe (Chippewa, Ojibwa, Ojibway, Anishinabemowin), and Ottawa (Odawa).
www.awesomelibrary.org /cgi-bin/search-aw1-e.cgi?terms=algonquin   (389 words)

  
 Facts for Kids: Algonquin Indians (Algonquins)
We encourage students and teachers to visit our main Algonquin website for in-depth information about the tribe, but here are our answers to the questions we are most often asked by children, with Algonquin pictures and links we believe are suitable for all ages.
Algonquin fishermen used pronged spears to stab fish from their canoes or through holes in the ice, instead of fishing with hooks.
Algonquin artists are known for their beadwork and basketry.
www.geocities.com /bigorrin/algonquin_kids.htm   (1711 words)

  
 Odyssey of the 8th FIre
Grandfather, as he is called by nearly everyone, sat in an overstuffed armchair, and gave voice to the story that he and his ancestors have repeated with meticulous care for hundreds of years.
The Cry of the Earth occurred not as a consequence of Algonquin teachings, but rather in response to the traditions held by the Hopi people, who are based in the desert we know as the Four Corners of America's Southwest.
Speaking at UN headquarters, the elders delivered a unified and explicit warning that the time of purification -- the era of withering fruit spoken of in their traditions -- is already in progress, and likely to intensify.
www.8thfire.net /prologue.html   (3333 words)

  
 N A People/Tribes-The Algonquin
The cultural identity of the Algonquins of Barriere Lake is protected by the elders.
Our First Nation is one of ten Algonquin First Nations inhabiting the Ottawa River watershed along the border between the provinces of Quebec and Ontario approximately 3 hours drive north of Ottawa.
Both Algonkin and Algonquin are correct spellings for the name of the tribe, but Algonquian either refers to their language or, collectively, to the group of tribes that speak related Algonquian languages.
www.snowwowl.com /peoplealgonquin.html   (5948 words)

  
 The Algonquin
The difference of language between the original Algonquins and the Abenaquis of New England, the Ojibwas of the Great Lakes, or the Illinois of the West, corresponded to the difference between French and Italian, or Italian and Spanish.
On the whole, these savages were favorable specimens of the Algonquin stock, belonging to that section of it which tilled the soil, and was thus in some measure spared the extremes of misery and degradation to which the wandering hunter tribes were often reduced.
To speak further of them is needless, for they were not within the scope of the Jesuit labors.
www.nanations.com /jesuits/algonquin.htm   (1624 words)

  
 René Menard, comments and reviews
The Algonquin tribes were Algonkin and Montagnais (Kébec), not Ottawa who lived well to the west on Lake Huron and who Champlain did not meet until 1615.
Algonquin territory extended far down the Ottawa River almost to the St. Lawrence and Menard had been traveling through it to reach the Huron villages.
The Algonquin were a major source of the furs the Huron traded to the French and they came to trade, not because they were poor.
www.bikexprt.com /menard/comments.htm   (1630 words)

  
 Algonquin, WPG-75
The cutter Algonquin was named for one of the most populous and widespread North American Native groups, with tribes originally numbering in the hundreds and speaking several related dialects.
At 0523 wreckage was reported by the cutter Storis and the Algonquin covered the cutter Raritan as she engaged in picking up the two survivors from Escanaba.
At the end of the month an inspection showed that all four propeller blades were bent and she was docked until 16 April awaiting the arrival of a new propeller.
www.uscg.mil /hq/g-cp/history/webcutters/Algonquin_WPG_75.html   (1361 words)

  
 kittanning-pa.com   (Site not responding. Last check: )
For many Algonquin, the Lenape were the original tribe of all Algonquin-speaking peoples, and this often gave the Lenape the authority to settle disputes between rival tribes.
Known also for their fierceness and tenacity as warriors they are recorded, however, as being accomodating to the Europeans.
The Lenape were respected by many tribes as they took their place as "Grandfathers" in the great councils of the Algonquins.
www.kittanning-pa.com /history.html   (736 words)

  
 Resources on the Algonquin
Algonquin, Native Americans of the Algonquian linguistic stock and of the Northeast culture area.
The Algonquin Indians are the most populous and widespread North American Native groups, with tribes originally numbering in the hundreds and speaking several...
Algonquin Discussion The Algonquin Indians are the most populous and widespread North American Native groups, with tribes originally numbering in the hundreds...
www.mongabay.com /indigenous_ethnicities/north_american/Algonquin.html   (1395 words)

  
 0218
The Sac and Fox were always forbidden to speak their native language and the practice of traditional religion was condemned.
Although the punishment for speaking their native language at the Sac and Fox Agency School meant a loss of identity for several generations of the tribe, the language and culture continues.
The French enjoyed good relations with every other Algonquin tribe in the Great Lakes (including the Sauk), but the Fox were antagonistic from the moment of their first meeting with the French.
nativenewsonline.org /history/hist0218.html   (1238 words)

  
 The Iroquois Wars
This was for protection against the fierce Algonquins who constantly raided and made war upon them.
This in spite of the fact that the Algonquin tribes had a much larger combined population than the Iroquois.
Soon the whole shoreline of Lake Superior was filled with Algonquin nations that had fled from the Iroquois war machine.
members.tripod.com /~RFester/iroq.html   (2062 words)

  
 forum.americanindiantribe.com :: View topic - Delaware (Lenape) History
For many Algonquin, the Lenape were the "grandfathers," a term of great respect stemming from the widespread belief that the Lenapi were the original tribe of all Algonquin-speaking peoples, and this often gave the Lenapi the authority to settle disputes between rival tribes.
A common tradition shared by most Algonquin maintains that the Lenape, Nanticoke, Powhatan, and Shawnee were, at some point in the past, a single tribe which lived in the Lenape homeland.
Linguistic evidence and migration patterns tend to support this, leaving only the question of "when." In 1836 Constantine Rafinesque published a book in which he described the Walam Olum, a series of pictograph-etched wooden sticks which were used by the Lenape to record their history.
forum.americanindiantribe.com /viewtopic.php?t=3691   (16623 words)

  
 Algonquin, Egyptian, & Uto-Aztecs section III of VII   (Site not responding. Last check: )
By the time of Central Asiatic contact Algonquins had regained stabler identity, yet found common ground in sun worship and readily took to jade and smoking feathered-serpent pipes.
ALGONQUIN SCAPULIMANCY--divination by cracks in heated caribou shoulder-blades --did not spread beyond nuclear Algonquins with the spread of their language--further attesting it was language not lifestyle that bound unrelated tribes in the Algonquin domain.
Scapulimancy was neither a Paleolithic nor Neolithic bequest to Bronze China, and was neither a Paleo-Indian nor Maritime-Archaic bequest to medieval Algonquins.
www.wfu.edu /~cyclone/tifiii.htm   (2537 words)

  
 Lenni Lenape.
This word, in the language of the Lenni Lenape, may come from an Algonquin root meaning "rest and repose." A more popular interpretation is "place of sassafras." Historians have found old deeds and documents which reveal the word Wanaque had many spellings - Wynokie, Wynocky, Wynoky, and Wynockie.
The country of origin in the legend is believed to be in Asia and the migration they speak of probably took them across the Bering Strait into Alaska and then eastward.
An Algonquin speaking people, the Lenni Lenape were called "grandfathers" by the other Algonquin tribes.
www.wanaqueborough.com /archive/lenape.htm   (834 words)

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