Abenaki

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Algonquian language First Nations people Indigenous people Native American people

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.

Aliases (4)

Statements (49)

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 →
economy	Fishing → Fur trade → Horticulture → Hunting →
ethnicGroupOf	Northeastern Woodlands →
historicalEnemy	Iroquois Confederacy →
language	Abenaki language →
languageFamily	Algic languages → Algonquian languages →
notableCommunity	Odanak First Nation → Wôlinak First Nation →
participatedIn	French and Indian War → King Philip's War →
peopleSubdivision	Eastern Abenaki → Western Abenaki →
recognizedAs	First Nations in Canada → State-recognized tribes in the United States →
region	Northern New England → Southeastern 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 → Southern Quebec →
writingSystem	Latin script →

Referenced by (20)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
King William's War ("Abenaki people") → Queen Anne's War →	belligerent
Pequot people ("Algonquian peoples") → Western Abenaki language ("Abenaki people") →	ethnicGroup
Mahican → Penobscot people ("Abenaki people") →	relatedEthnicGroup
Androscoggin River ("Abenaki people") →	associatedPeople
Wabanaki Confederacy →	hasMember
Algonquian languages ("Abenaki language") →	includesLanguage
New Hampshire Colony →	indigenousPeoples
Northeast Woodlands →	inhabitedBy
Attack on Deerfield →	involvedEthnicGroup
Samoset →	languageSpoken
King Philip's War →	mainBelligerent
Samoset ("Abenaki people") →	memberOf
Pemigewasset River →	nameLanguage
Skowhegan, Maine ("Abenaki people") →	originallyInhabitedBy
Massachusett people ("Algonquian peoples") →	partOf
Abenaki ("Eastern Abenaki") →	peopleSubdivision
Algonquian languages ("Algonquian peoples") →	spokenBy