A specific Algonquian-speaking Native American people historically centered in what is now Quebec and Ontario, Canada; also used more broadly for Algonquian-speaking peoples.
From French 'Algonquins,' derived from the Anishinaabemowin word with the same probable meaning as Algonquian. The term was adopted by French fur traders and colonists who documented these peoples.
The Algonquins are sometimes confused with the broader Algonquian language family—the Algonquins are one specific nation within that larger linguistic group, a distinction that matters for understanding Indigenous identity and history.
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