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This 5 page paper provides an overview of this group of Indian tribes which live in upper North America. Several variables are discussed inclusive of shamanism, land rights, language, art and history. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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Algonquin people were a semi-nomadic tribe, which moved their encampments from one place to another while looking for the next source of food (2003). Generally speaking, they would acquire food
by hunting, trapping, fishing and gathering plant roots, seeds, wild rice and berries (2003). The hunter-gatherers traveled on foot as well as by birch bark canoe during the
summer (2003). They would use toboggans and snowshoes during the winter (2003). Their clothing had been made from animal skins, as well as their tents called wigwams (2003). They would
sometimes be covered with birch bark (2003). The Algonquin tribes seem to be found in the upper regions of North America such as New York, Virginia and other states in
the U.S. There are also many Algonquin in Canada. If for no other reason, the Algonkin would become famous as their name has been also used to describe the largest
native language group in North America ("Algonkin," 1999). Of course, that similarity generates some confusion (1999). Many people do not realize that there is actually an Algonkin tribe, or that
all Algonquin do not belong to the same one (1999). Algonquian is really just a family of related languages, that includes a variety of dialects (1999). Algonquian-speaking peoples have
dominated most of the northeastern North America (1999). Also confusing is the fact that both Algonkin and Algonquin are correct spellings for the tribal name (1999). However, Algonquian either refers
to language or to the group of tribes that speak related Algonquian languages (1999). Hence, the Algonquin is a tribe but the name is very similar to a group of
languages which Native Americans embrace. In the Algonquin culture, shamanism holds an important place. The shaman in fact would hold a very powerful place in Algonquin society as he was
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