Abenaki

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The Abenaki are an Indigenous people of the Northeastern Woodlands, primarily associated with what is now northern New England and southeastern Canada, known for their distinct Algonquian language and cultural traditions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Algonquian language
First Nations people
Indigenous people
Native American people
alliedWith French colonists
continent North America
country Canada
United States
culturalPractice Oral storytelling tradition
Seasonal migration within territory
culturalRegion Northeastern Woodlands
linked to: Eastern Woodlands
economy Fishing
Fur trade
Horticulture
Hunting
ethnicGroupOf Northeastern Woodlands
linked to: Eastern Woodlands
historicalEnemy Iroquois Confederacy
language Abenaki language
languageFamily Algic languages
Algonquian languages
notableCommunity Odanak First Nation
Wôlinak First Nation
participatedIn French and Indian War
linked to: Seven Years' War

King Philip's War
peopleSubdivision Eastern Abenaki
linked to: Abenaki

Western Abenaki
recognizedAs First Nations in Canada
State-recognized tribes in the United States
region Northern New England
Southeastern Canada
linked to: Eastern Canada
religion Protestantism
Roman Catholicism
Traditional Algonquian spirituality
subgroupOf Algonquian peoples
traditionalCraft Basketry
Beadwork
Wood carving
traditionalFood Beans
Corn
Maple sugar
Squash
traditionalHousing Longhouse
Wigwam
traditionalTerritory Parts of the Maritime provinces
Present-day Maine
Present-day New Hampshire
Present-day Vermont
linked to: Vermont

Southern Quebec
writingSystem Latin script

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Queen Anne's War belligerent Abenaki
Algonquian languages spokenBy Algonquian peoples
linked to: Abenaki
Algonquian languages includesLanguage Abenaki language
linked to: Abenaki
Mahican relatedEthnicGroup Abenaki
Skowhegan, Maine originallyInhabitedBy Abenaki people
linked to: Abenaki
Massachusett people partOf Algonquian peoples
linked to: Abenaki
Pequot people ethnicGroup Algonquian peoples
linked to: Abenaki
Abenaki peopleSubdivision Eastern Abenaki
linked to: Abenaki
King William's War belligerent Abenaki people
linked to: Abenaki
Penobscot people relatedEthnicGroup Abenaki people
linked to: Abenaki
Samoset memberOf Abenaki people
linked to: Abenaki
Samoset languageSpoken Abenaki
Western Abenaki language ethnicGroup Abenaki people
linked to: Abenaki
Androscoggin River associatedPeople Abenaki people
linked to: Abenaki
Third Indian War participant Abenaki people
linked to: Abenaki
Mi’kmaq relatedEthnicGroup Abenaki
Pennacook people relatedEthnicGroup Abenaki people
linked to: Abenaki
John Stark capturedBy Abenaki (in youth, during French and Indian War)
linked to: Abenaki
Wigwam usedBy Abenaki people
linked to: Abenaki
Odanak First Nation people Abenaki people
linked to: Abenaki
Wôlinak First Nation partOf Abenaki Nation
linked to: Abenaki
Wôlinak First Nation hasPrimaryEthnicGroup Abenaki people
linked to: Abenaki
Deerfield Massacre belligerent Abenaki people
linked to: Abenaki
Amoskeag Falls associatedWithEthnicGroup Abenaki people
linked to: Abenaki
Pocumtuck people relatedEthnicity Abenaki people
linked to: Abenaki
Indigenous peoples of New England hasSubgroup Cowasuck Abenaki
linked to: Abenaki
Indigenous peoples of New England hasSubgroup Eastern Abenaki
linked to: Abenaki
Maliseet relatedEthnicGroup Abenaki
Wabanaki peoples hasMember Abenaki
Eastern Abenaki languages spokenBy Abenaki peoples
linked to: Abenaki