Algonquins

one of the great divisions of the American Indians, originally occupy in the whole region from the Church ill an Bay southwards to North Carolina, and from the eastern slopes of the Rocky to Newfoundland. The term Algonquin purely conventional in the sense now used by It is a contraction of Algomequin, “ People of the other side,” in contradistinction the Iroquois, who held the south side of the St. Lawrence, and who formed an important within the Algonquin domain. The group is linguistic, that is, it comprises all those tribes who speak varieties of a now extinct language, of which there appear to be five branches: 1. Powhattan, spoken by all the tribes (Powhattans, Panticoes, Pamunkies, Accomacs, and others); 2, Abenaki, by all the New York, New England, New Nova Scotian, Cape Breton, and New tribes (Abenakis, Mikmaks, Bothuks, Pa am a quod dies, Mohicans, Narragansets, Pequods,, Adiron- Manhattans, Sankikani, etc.); 3, Viper cine an, by all the Labrador, Lauren tian, and Hud- Bay tribes (Montagnais, Nasquapi, Mist a in i, Chippeways or Ojibways, Ottowas, Musconongs, and Kris ten eaux cr; 4, Lennape, spoken by the Lenni-Lennape or 92 Delaware dialectic (Shawnees, tamies, Foxes, Algonquins, typical long, bones, Nearly overnment rees etill Alhama Spain, po e ing name. Murcia, springs, Alhambra ference rmmous Granada, about decorate died castle a hill mands stands residence been ment tribes; diversity Kikkapoos, Kaskasias, Cheyennes, and redskins, lank black ma ive all are reserves, and Montagnais, occupying (Arab. of some hot Another Spain, and there to the palace in Spain, 1273 A.D., the interior in 1845. in 1492. that overlooks a glorious the Genera life, of the carefully in existence especially tall, hair, jaws, now part importance mineral Alhama and is (Arab. bricks and stronghold but Ferdinand The view. Moorish preserved 5, Illinois, by all Illinois, Mitchigamies, aR Rare the of coppery aquiline and dolichocephalic either extinct the Black feet, and one of their original The Bath), in waters, exists is also known a third in The Red of which of was founded the gorgeous are ascribed of Aragon buildings the city of On a which kings. as the of Moorish spoken with the western Miamis, Pottawat- Peorias, Black feet). western group, complexion, nose, high or removed some or two others territories. EXTERIOR a town in Granada, Moorish times, whence its in the province for its Atagon.