The Algonkian People
Who are the Algonkian peoples?
Dating as far back as the 1600’s, the Algonkians are First Nations settlers of North America, prominent along the Atlantic Coast and along the interior of the St. Lawrence River, that speak the Algonkian language. The term, “Algonquin” is said to come from the Maliseet word, “elakómkwik”, meaning, “relatives/allies”, which suggests Algonkians were part of a broad group of Native peoples.
Some members, among others, of the Algonkian ethnic and linguistic family are:
Ojibwe
Cree
Maliseet
Mi’kmaq, and
Blackfoot
What was their way of life? Despite popular belief, Algonkians did not live in teepees all year round; instead, they settled in villages that consisted of birchbark houses, called “waginogans” or “wigwams”.
Dating as far back as the 1600’s, the Algonkians are First Nations settlers of North America, prominent along the Atlantic Coast and along the interior of the St. Lawrence River, that speak the Algonkian language. The term, “Algonquin” is said to come from the Maliseet word, “elakómkwik”, meaning, “relatives/allies”, which suggests Algonkians were part of a broad group of Native peoples.
Some members, among others, of the Algonkian ethnic and linguistic family are:
Ojibwe
Cree
Maliseet
Mi’kmaq, and
Blackfoot
What was their way of life? Despite popular belief, Algonkians did not live in teepees all year round; instead, they settled in villages that consisted of birchbark houses, called “waginogans” or “wigwams”.