| Eastern Woodland Hunters |
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| The people of the Eastern Woodlands are classified into two main groups, the Iroquois (Eastern Woodlands farmers) and the Algonquians (Eastern Woodlands hunters). This division is based on the roots of their languages and their main source of food. |
| Arrival |
Ancestors of the Eastern Woodlands people of Canada first arrived in the region 10,000 years ago, at the end of the last Ice Age. |
Map Source - The Canadian Encyclopedia |
| Location |
Southwest Ontario, Southern Ontario (excluding the very south that was occupied by the Eastern Woodland Farmers), Southern Quebec and the Maritime Provinces (New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island).
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| Languages |
Central Algonquian and Eastern Algonquian
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| Nations |
Ojibwa, Ottawa, Nipissing, Algonquin (not to be mistaken from Algonquian), Maliseet, Mi'kmaq and Abenaki
Note: the Abenaki are located in the USA, so they are not included in the information.
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| Ojibwa |
| Name |
"Ojibwa" is derived from the word "Ozhibii'oweg" meaning "Those who keep Records of a Vision" referring to their form of pictorial writing. |
Ojibwa girls |
| Location |
Area around Lake Superior to northeast Georgian Bay. |
| Language |
Central Algonquian |
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| Ottawa |
| Name |
"Ottawa" is spelled "Odawa" in their native language, and means "traders". |
Ottawa noble |
| Location |
Manitoulin Island and the Bruce Peninsula |
| Language |
Central Algonquian |
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| Nipissing |
| Name |
Their name means "at the little water or lake" referring to Lake Nipissing. |
Lake Nipissing |
| Location |
Lake Nipissing area |
| Language |
Central Algonquian |
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| Algonquin |
| Location |
Ottawa River and area |
Algonquin mother and son |
| Language |
Central Algonquian |
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| Maliseet |
| Name |
The Maliseet call themselves "Wolastoqiyik". "Maliseet" is a Micmac word for someone who can't talk very well. |
Maliseet woman |
| Location |
St. Lawrence Valley to the Bay of Fundy, eastern Maine, and western New Brunswick |
| Language |
Eastern Algonquian |
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| Micmac or Mi'kmaq |
| Name |
Their name comes from a word in their own language meaning "allies." |
Mi'kmaq woman |
| Location |
Southeast part of the Gaspe Peninsula, eastern New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Nova Scotia |
| Language |
Eastern Algonquian |
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