The Algonquins (Anishinabeg) are Aboriginal people who live mainly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue and Ontario.
In the past, they lived in a very large area north of the St. Lawrence River, which stretched from Trois-Rivières to the Great Lakes. They lived in wigwams, birch-bark tents in the shape of cones or domes. They hunted caribou, bear and beaver, and fished trout and salmon. They used bows and arrows, spears and traps.
The Algonquins were nomads; they travelled on foot and in bark canoes. In the spring, families harvested maple and birch sap. In the summer, groups and families got together to trade, celebrate marriages and prepare provisions for the winter. The men took care of hunting and fishing. The women dried and smoked the meat, made fishing nets and picked fruits, nuts and plants.