Although there is a small tribe called Algonquian in Canada, the name (fabricated by anthropologists) generally refers to dozens of North American tribes who speak related languages. These tribes include the Abenakis, Algonquins, Arapahos, Attikameks, Blackfoot, Cheyennes, Crees, Gros Ventre, Illini, Kickapoo, Lenni Lenape/Delawares, Lumbees (Croatan Indians), Mahicans (including Mohicans, Stockbridge Indians, and Wappingers), Maliseets, Menominees, Sac and Fox, Miamis, Metis/Michif, Mi'kmaq/Micmacs, Mohegans (including Pequots, Montauks, Niantics, and Shinnecocks), Montagnais/Innu, Munsees, Nanticokes, Narragansetts, Naskapis, Ojibways/Chippewas, Ottawas, Passamaquoddy, Penobscots, Potawatomis, Powhatans, Shawnees, Wampanoags (including the Massachusett, Natick, and Mashpee), Wiyot, and Yurok. So wide-spread are these People, that they have made a considerable impact on the English language. The following words and names are lent from Algonquian languages: caribou, wapiti, moose, chipmunk, raccoon, muskrat, opossum, woodchuck, terrapin, skunk, hickory, pecan, persimmon, tamarack, squash, hominy, pemmican, succotash, pone, moccasin, wigwam, tomahawk, sachem, sagamore, papoose, powwow, totem, caucus, toboggan, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Mississippi, Missouri, Wisconsin, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ottawa, Saskatoon, Milwaukee, Manhattan, Nantucket, Chesapeake, Olathe, Kennebunkport, Succasunna, Rockaway, Parsippany, Hopatcong, Netcong, Hackensack, Hohokus, Whippany, Weehawken, Piscataway and Passaic.
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