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  • noun Plural form of Algonquin.

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Examples

  • South of the Algonquins was the _Maskoki_ group of Indians, of a decidedly high class, comprising the Creeks, or Muskhogees, the Choctaws, the Chickasaws, and, later, the Seminoles.

    French Pathfinders in North America William Henry Johnson

  • "Algonquins" in Hastings, _Encyclopædia of Religion and

    Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV Crawford Howell Toy 1877

  • The Algonquins who were dispossesed by American expansion to the Mississippi had only been there a few centuries since exterminating other woodland farmer-gatherers.

    Matthew Yglesias » Checkpoint Kabul 2010

  • They resembled less the Algonquins or the Choctaws than the great and legendary mounted archers of history: Mongols, Parthians, and Magyars.

    EMPIRE OF THE SUMMER MOON S. C. Gwynne 2010

  • We learned about the Dutch, the English, Henry Hudson, wampum, the Algonquins, and the Mohawks.

    In the Hamptons 2009

  • Kieft convened the Council of Twelve Men to plan a campaign against the Algonquins.

    History of American Women Maggiemac 2008

  • The event was a fundraiser for the native communities of Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory and the Algonquins of Barriere Lake.

    Archive 2008-09-01 2008

  • The event was a fundraiser for the native communities of Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory and the Algonquins of Barriere Lake.

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  • The Algonquins of Barriere Lake allege Lannigan, Cannon's riding office manager, told a member of their community, Norman Matchewan, that Cannon would meet with them "if you behave and are sober," and went on to make remarks about incest on the reserve, which is about 300 kilometres northwest of Ottawa.

    Archive 2008-09-01 CC 2008

  • The office of a Conservative MP and cabinet minister has issued an apology to Algonquins in his western Quebec riding after his personal assistant allegedly made remarks that could be considered racist.

    Archive 2008-09-01 CC 2008

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