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| Name: | Wade Arnold |
| E-mail address: | iowna@me.com |
| Comments: | May the grass under your feet always be green. |
| Name: | Tommy |
| E-mail address: | nomade.21@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | Your online dictionnary is very interresting!! I live in Quebec and usually speak French, but I'm very interrested to learn Algonquin... So your dictionnary helps me...!!
Congratulations again!! |
| Name: | Garry Morgan |
| E-mail address: | r.morgan56@verizon.net |
| Comments: | Kwai,
Nd'elewigi Garry. Nia ojhila Long Beach, CA. USA. My first visit to the Algonquin first nation of Barriere Lake was in August of 2002. My two boys and I came to fish, and while at the Cabonga Resevoir we met Mr. Cory Jerome the constable. I sent about 300 #s of baseball equipment in 2004 to help the girls and boys with baseball. At the time, I spoke with a younger policeman than Cory. He wanted me to send instructions on how to build a baseball field. I never go that done, but I would like to know who the young man was. Now I am working on organizing a nonprofit corporation in hopes that we can help in a more meaningful way. I will ask the leasers at Barriere Lake if I can come in about 2 years. I will have informed them more fully by then on what the nonprofit hopes to accomplish. |
| Name: | Mia |
| E-mail address: | mia@gmail.com |
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| Name: | Sarah |
| Comments: | I'm Mohawk, not Algonquin, but I'm in a play that focuses on the Algonquin nation. I find this website very helpful in learning the information I need to know to get into character. This website also helps me expand my knowledge of languages. Thank you for keeping Algonquin alive!
-Sarah |
| Name: | Dominique Côté |
| E-mail address: | domco@globetrotter.net |
| Name: | Joseph Clark |
| E-mail address: | spartangroup001@gmail.com |
| Comments: | Thank you, you have given me back my language that was lost. You have no idea how you have healed my heart. |
| Name: | Leanne |
| E-mail address: | babes117@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | I am associated with the North Bay Mattawa Algonquins.
I am trying to get more leads to understand my Algonquin Descendent's. The names of my family associated are Paquette and Turcotte mostly from Petewawa/Pembroke. If someone has any leads I would greatly appreciate it. I am especially looking to see the connection to Golden Lake Reserve. Meegwetch (thank you) |
| Name: | Sharon Deschamps |
| E-mail address: | babz61@gmail.com |
| Comments: | this website helps one learn the algonquin language the basics words thank you |
| Name: | Rebekah Dumonceaux |
| E-mail address: | john.beka@sasktel.net |
| Comments: | Thank you for this now I and my children may learn a few words in my ancestral background. It is great to hear the word spoken. I may start to use the words in regular everyday when I can. |
| Name: | Chantal Rochon |
| E-mail address: | grosnoir@videotron.ca |
| Comments: | I am a Métis artist, Algonquain & French.
Member of the Métis Nation of Ontario, niece of Late Suzane Rochon. Now living in Québec. I would like to learn my language ,Algonquain. |
| Name: | Allison |
| E-mail address: | sonsiray182@yahoo.com |
| Name: | Charline |
| E-mail address: | dequincey_cha@hotmail.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.deqcha84.blogspot.com |
| Comments: | Thank you so much to put all this work online, this is really helpfull for me to start to study Algonquin language!
:) |
| Name: | maddy rourke |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.google.ca |
| Comments: | I am 11 years old, and am using most of the words from this website for a book on algonquins I'm writing. I'm also algonquin. |
| Name: | gilles gravel |
| E-mail address: | erlenstele@yaho..ca |
| Comments: | j was born in maniwaki QUUE1940
algonquin decen would like to find out moore thank you |
| Name: | micheline |
| E-mail address: | miclo_@sympatico.ca |
| Comments: | I try to find the meaning for an female elder Algonquine
the name is: Ngachitag Nibwa Can you let me know the meaning of it.. thanks so much. micheline boisvert chapleau , ontario canada |
| Name: | George Ruetters |
| E-mail address: | ruettersgp@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | Great piece of work. |
| Name: | micheline |
| E-mail address: | miclo_@sympatico.ca |
| Comments: | I am so happy to be able to learn the language of my ancester !
Meegwetch |
| Name: | L. McDonald |
| E-mail address: | lmcdonald6@cfl.rr.com |
| Comments: | Thank you for all of the work to create this site and provide usuable information. I am starting to learn the language which is used by the tribe that I am becoming a member of. |
| Name: | Madeleine Lapointe-Millar |
| E-mail address: | milisabelle@rogers.com |
| Comments: | This is a wonderful thing that you all have done. I feel compelled to learn Algonquin. I think of 'Tante Isabelle' when I practice. I was named after her, two generations after the promise was made. She died in the 1800's. I honour her. |
| Name: | Madeleine Lapointe-Millar |
| E-mail address: | milisabelle@rogers.com |
| Comments: | This is a wonderful thing that you all have done. I feel compelled to learn Algonquin. I think of 'Tante Isabelle' when I practice. I was named after her, two generations after the promise was made. She died in the 1800's. I honour her. |
| Name: | Glenda Landry Timleck |
| E-mail address: | tazunicorn@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | I have just discovered through my Uncle that our family are Algonquin and I would like to learn more |
| Name: | Liam Cameron |
| E-mail address: | LiamC6969@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | I am trying to learn Algonquin but having trouble with sites on the internet are there any really good user friendly books out there, most people think I’m crazy learning the language due to being white but I am a direct descendent of Caribou Cameron and thought it would be a good way to honor my ancestry in this nation |
| Name: | WTH |
| E-mail address: | WTH@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | I really think you should add more things to this website!1 Just to improve!1 BRITNEY SPEARS ROCKS! |
| Name: | Jay Jensen |
| E-mail address: | jjensen@waterstone-env.com |
| Comments: | “kuqmawil. ’inišman`šit a k’uwumu’ hi’ kaqniy`wus a k’uw a waxan`š. |
| Name: | Maureen MUNRO |
| E-mail address: | maureenmunro_8@sympatico.ca |
| Comments: | Very glad I found this, want to learn the Algonquin language |
| Name: | denis lanthier |
| E-mail address: | denis-omer.lanthier@sympatico.ca |
| Comments: | migwetc |
| Name: | Deborah Whitcomb |
| E-mail address: | debelee03@yahoo.com |
| Comments: | Kew Kwe!
My mother tells me that my great ,great ,great grandmother was Algonquin & Abenaki. I am very interested in the language & heritage. My family lives in North Concord Vermont still... I'm so happy to have found your page! |
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| E-mail address: | -------------------------------------- |
| Homepage URL: | http://dont have one |
| Comments: | good info
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| Name: | Allisyn |
| E-mail address: | allisynfreespirit@msn.com |
| Comments: | Great sight. |
| Name: | Jolly |
| E-mail address: | agniece.jolly@wanadoo.fr |
| Comments: | hi
i'm french and your book is very good ! thank at all yours truly jolly |
| Name: | scott mccutcheon |
| E-mail address: | wolfpaw8079@hotmail.com |
| Name: | Colleen (O'Shea) Rogel |
| E-mail address: | colleenrogel@wowway.com |
| Comments: | what an interesting sight - and so many familiar names. My grandmother Jennie (Aird) Higgins married a non-native and lived in Ottawa. She always kept a cottage in Ruby (near Killaloe) and unfortunately drowned while fishing on Oct. 25, 1954. I've managed to get back to Golden Lake almost every year since moving to Cleveland, Ohio in 1959. |
| Name: | Colette nee Fortier Brown |
| E-mail address: | colettejbrown@hotmail.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.turtlehouse.org |
| Comments: | Hi I am looking for my native roots. I am looking for some assistance in this venture.
In 1901, (G) Octave Frappier was 27 years old. He was still single & lived with his Dad, (GG) Theodore Frappier who was 51 years old & his Mom (GG) Rosalie Frappier who was 48 years old. Also in the household was probably Rosalie's little Brother Oscar Despatis who was 6 years old & listed as a student. A few houses away lived Rosalie's parents, (GGG) Louis Despatis who was 77 years old, & (GGG) Cleophee Despatis who was 78 years old. Between these 2 households lived (G) Octave Frappier's younger Sister, Georgiana Bazinet who was 23 years old & married to Maurice Bazinet, 22 years old. They had a Son Theodore who was only 5 months old. Keep in mind that (GGG) Louis Despatis's name showed up in Madeleine's research as Louis Forget & Cleophee as Marie Cleophee Tremblay & their Daughter as Rosalie Forget-Despatie-Latour & I think that in those days, the Church changed a lot of native names when they baptized them. I phoned Daniel Fortier today to ask him if he had any more info on these ancestors. He was so excited because he had given up on his research & did not know about Louis & Cleophee. I've sent him the link to the genealogy site & the copy of Madeleine's research & gave him all my research. He said that the name Despatis may have been invented to mean "des partis indien" & that names in our ancestry seem to come up as Forget dit Despatis, sometimes spelled Despatie or Depati, etc......(Dit probably stands for demi-indien) These 3 households were in the District of Russell, Sub-District of Rockland, Ontario, just across the Ottawa River from the Petite Nation Valley & St Andre Avellin. Now that's where (GG) Theodore & (GG) Rosalie were married when they were 21 & 18 years old & they must have lived there in Quebec for a while. That's where their Son (G) Octave was born when she was 21 year old. By 1911, (GG) Rosalie's parents (GGG) Louis & Cleophee are no longer living in Rockland so they may have died by then. They would have been 88 & 87 so that's quite likely. Oscar who is now 16 years old is living with (GG) Rosalie & (GG) Theodore & he is now listed as adopted. (GG) Octave's Sister Georgiana Bazinet & her husband, Maurice Bazinet are also living with them but their first Son, Theodore is not mentioned so must have died. They have a new Son named Maurice who is 9 years old In the same village of Rockland, (G) Octave Frappier lives with his wife (G) Eleonor Pitre. He's 35 by now & she's 31. They have 3 Daughters, Simone, 5 years old, Laurette, 4, & Cecile, almost 2. There are many discrepancies in the spelling of these names from one Census to another. Rosalie is changed to Roselie, Theodore to Tador, Despatis to Depatie, Cecile to Cecil , etc. A few birthdates differ also but all in all, meet your ancestors! Here are all their names & birthdates for your records. Hope you enjoyed my research! The best part is that I found most of this info on Mom's Birthday, July 22 - she probably has learnt some computer skills up there & was guiding me!!!!!!! (GGG) Louis Despatis Dec 18, 1824 (GGG) Cleophee Tremblay Feb 7, 1823 (GG) Theodore Frappier March 3,1850 (GG) Rosalie Forget-Despatie-Latour April 25,1853 (G) Octave Frappier Feb 28, 1874 (Sister, Georgiana July 22, 1877) (G) Eleonore Pitre Feb 11, 1878 Dad Dorima Fortier Jan 28, 1908 Mom Cecile Frappier Jul 22 1909 Me -Marie Colette Eleonore Fortier Sept 16 1944 Alistair James Brown 1946 My two sons Ian Brown 1968 David Brown 1970 I'll keep you updated, Let me know what you think about this! |
| Name: | Joan Barrow |
| E-mail address: | joanbarrow@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | I enjoyed reading your site.
It's wonderful to see the Algonquin language preserved. I am an historical researcher and am currently looking for the Algonguin translation of several place names in the Ottawa/Gatineau area. So far I've found a few but would like verification that my translaation is correct. Would it be possible for someone to check on them for me? Algonquin name - Meaning Maniwaki - Mary's place. Paugin - vale of water Kazabaua- hidden/disappearing water/land above the water. Quebec - where the water narrows Are the names Larimac and Venosta Algonquin words? If they are do you know what they mean? Keep up the good work.Your site is marvelous. One of our ancestors married an Algonquin and another married a Huron.So we always felt a strong kinship to our First Nations people. Thank you for any assistance that you can give me. Joan Barrow Manotick Ontario Manotic is an Ojibaway word meaning " Island in the river." |
| Name: | Maxime St-Jacques Couture |
| Comments: | Great information about algonquin language!
Plaisance, Québec, Home of the weskarini |
| Name: | Gerhard Stüwe / Saskatoon |
| Comments: | Hi, it is nice to see those birch bark canoes that have been and are still buid at Golden Lake First Nations. Also it is interesting to read how you manage the harvest's of Moose, Deer and Fish. And it is great that you are teaching the Algonquin language to young and old. It is so sad what has been done many years ago in this regard by the governments of that time. Good to see too that the young people become more interested in their age old culture.
Greetings. |
| Name: | Shane Croye |
| E-mail address: | bambam131@embarqmail.com |
| Comments: | I am part algonquin and trying to find the symbols for my kids names, any help would be appreciated |
| Name: | Kim McDaniel |
| E-mail address: | epickayakfreak@lycos.com |
| Comments: | Thank you for putting up your website. I am part Pequot and wish to honor my ancestors by learning some of their language, Algonquin 'Y'.
Also, are there any other Pequots out there who ended up in Maine (Bangor/Brewer/Old Town area) after the Great Pequot War, genocide and diaspora? I'd like to meet you. |
| Name: | tamara |
| Comments: | hey i really like this its really
teaching me how to speak first nations like i i know how to say bear sunny windy and lots of more animals |
| Name: | Pat West |
| E-mail address: | patwest@sympatico.ca |
| Comments: | I live in Haliburton and am most interested in the original names of our lakes in the Algonquin language. The only major lake in Haliburton which still has its Algonquin name appears to be Kashagawigamog. This, some years ago, was translated as “long winding water.” However, I am very sceptical about this translation. I would appreciate receiving a modern translation of Kashagawigamog as well as an explanation of why all of the Algonquin names for lakes appear to end in “mog”. I have assumed for some time that “mog” was water, but I now understand that this is not the case. Any help I receive in this matter will be most appreciated. |
| Name: | Diane |
| E-mail address: | sd.macaulay@videotron.ca |
| Comments: | After a long long search finally at this time I have been honored with a confirmation of my Algonquin roots. I knew in my veins that I belonged, my spirit would continually confirm it to me whenever I am around my culture and their art. I have listened to you vocabulary and must say that it wont be long that I will be able to converse with my people, as long as we add a few more in here like "Hi How are you my friend,
ThanX a bunch and please do keep it up |
| Name: | Don Jette |
| E-mail address: | djette@ntl.sympatico.ca |
| Homepage URL: | http:// |
| Comments: | Kwe Kwe
My name is Don Jette Wawatte,I am looking for some of my relative from Maniwaki Que.My Gr Gr Great Grandmother came from Le grand Lac reserve,Now called Lake victoria Her name was Marie Enabit Dit Bradley,Her mothers name was Louise Atchan.Looking for any relative of my desendent.If you are a relative Please contac me at my email address djette@ntl.sympatico.ca Meegwetch |
| Name: | Nathalie Desjardins |
| E-mail address: | iguanat@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | thanks for your precious informations but i'll like how and where i learn a algonquin language more by internet in french is possible?,thanks for your response . |
| Name: | Tommy |
| E-mail address: | correspondance_repdom@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | Thank you very much for that very nice tool! I live in Abitibi (Quebec, Canada) and I work with native people very often. This tool helps a lot to understand pronounciation and words we use everyday! It helps keeping interrested to native languages!!
Thanks a lot!! |
| Name: | Rita Gallagher |
| E-mail address: | riga133@msn.com |
| Name: | makwaan wiidbimaad |
| E-mail address: | wiidbimaad@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | Truly I am greatfull , to my brothers and sisters of Golden Lake . Many years ago I was your guest at a rendervoux ( POW~WOW )... On of your teachers ,years later helped me in understanding my SPIRITUAL name .... Your kindness and friendship towards a stranger has always left a deep mark on my LIFE PATH , Although I am METIS , and seen as white face ( watchshe shoo ? ) Many elders have I spoken with from ANGUS PONTIAC , GYANDELUS, GRANDFATHER COMANDA and others on my path .... The message is Always the same " Believe in Myself , use my gifts in a good way and open my hearth to ALL things " Golden Lake has shown me the Honesty of this MESSAGE .... ALL MY RELATIONS |
| Name: | Laurie Rayner |
| E-mail address: | mommabear-1@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | I found this to be a very interesting site. And helpful in getting familiar with the pronunciation of the words as well. |
| Name: | trackingbear1 |
| E-mail address: | trackingbear1@comcast.net |
| Comments: | Thank you for this teaching tool. |
| Name: | alli masse |
| E-mail address: | happy14u2@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | thank you for having this. i belong to the metis nation of new england. |
| Name: | jesse's book |
| E-mail address: | westcoast_jess@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | this was reely helpful for speaking my language cause we lost it its been years so thanks for the info. hope you fiend more words yo help people in need. |
| Name: | James Gentry |
| E-mail address: | gentryiibgjm@msn.com |
| Comments: | 13th generation grandson of Chief Powhatan thru grandfather
14th generation grandson of Chief Powhatan thru grandmother Gentry is an adopted name by Choctaw great great grandmother. |
| Name: | Laurie Pon |
| E-mail address: | lpon@shaw.ca |
| Comments: | Very informative. I would love to know more history of the past and present of the indignious people from Golden Lake. |
| Name: | chris |
| E-mail address: | oz_19_118@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | this site was helpful to me. getting someone to say the words for you really helps.. also i was wondering how do you say " family" in the algonquin language. It would be very helpful if someone could tell me.. thanks |
| Name: | Linda Rock |
| E-mail address: | quest44@peoplepc.com |
| Comments: | Thank you so much for this site it is teaching so much . |
| Name: | Theresa Solomon |
| E-mail address: | soldec@sympatico.ca |
| Comments: | I have finally recieved closure on my Algonquin heritage,
Golden Lake Reserve. Now I am an artist and want some information on Algonquin Art, where do I start. can someone email me on this please. thanks Theresa |
| Name: | ross saunders |
| E-mail address: | rosssaunders@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | pretty cool |
| Name: | John F. Willcutts |
| E-mail address: | John_Willcutts@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | I recently discovered my family is descended from John Wolcott (born 1696) who was captured as a boy of 12-14 years by Algonquin Indians when his horse was shot dead by them around 1705 to 1710. He was raised by the tribe in Canada and then tried to assimilate back into white community around 1725, with much reluctance. He was reported to have had a son John through wife Dinah in Brookfield, MA, but was then reported to have been "killed" by Indians while Dinal was pregnant before the child was born in 1728. This was actually probably a story told to avoid the embarrassment of John supposed "abondaning his wife, Dinah. According to DNA test i am mot related to Dinah, and it's not completely clear that the child was his and he wasn't being forced into a marriage with Dinah against his Alginquin Will. Apparently John went back to live with the Algonquins and married an Algonquin maiden and later had a son Joesph by her. It seems that Joseph may have also lived with the tribe and had at least two sons, Thomas Willcutts, and Reuben Wolcott. According to DNA tests there is a "missing link" between John Wolcott who was supposedly killed by Indians, and Thomas Willcutts who ended up illiterate in North Carolina. The best explanation concering this missing link seems to be one or two generations of Algonquin ancestry unique to the Wolcott/Willcutts/Walcott Family Tree. Apparently, Thomas the eldest son, was illiterate and may have been a child to Joseph and an Algonquin wife, as well. There is no documentation in the family on Joseph only that he was father to Reuben in a mysterious distant manner accoridng to family lore, while Thomas seemed to arrive in North Carolina, Piney Grove near Greensboro, out of nowhere being illiterate and ending up a Quaker friendly in a peaceful relationship with Indians I.e. Cherokee, etc.). Thomas, like other Quakers, hated slavery and refused to live around it, moving his family to Indiana some time before the Civil War probably during the 1820's - 1830's. The most obvious evidence of one or even two generations of Wolcotts/Willcutts living amongst the Algonquins is the facial charateristics and skin tone of family members. My youngest sister has been "mistaken" for an Algonquin Indian. Maybe there is actually a certain amount of truth to all this. The strange thing that i have noticed as John Willcutts, descendant of John Wolcott, who was captured by the Algonquins and returned to live with them as adults, is a spiritual connection or oneness with the Algonquins i am finding way too obvious in my heart to ignore. Much of my stubborn personal philosophy and principles of life are very consistent with not only a native peoples' point of view, but more specifically an Algonquin persective of life and the Creator, etc.
i am completely blessed by the Algonquin people and i pray the Great Spirit will allow me to be closer to them one day soon and celebrate the coming of the Great White Buffalo!! ;^) With Love Peace and Respect john Work/weedays: (706) 546-2089 Home/nights&weekends: (706) 850-0011 P.O. Box 82403 Athens, GA 30608 |
| Name: | Jay Kaufman |
| E-mail address: | jaykaufman1776@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | Very useful! Many thanks!! |
| Name: | Janet Halsted |
| E-mail address: | Halsted@Charter.net |
| Name: | Daniel Bernard |
| E-mail address: | zorokenpo@hotamail.com |
| Comments: | Kwey-Kwey dear friends, Please continue educating us in our beautifull language..
Mi-gwetich, Daniel Bernard |
| Name: | Carol Horan (nee Woods) |
| E-mail address: | orangeville_mom@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | Hello, someone has been looking for me? My email address changed since 2005. My mother's maiden name was Yateman,first name Naomi, married John Francis Woods, Her mother was Annie Baptiste, who's father was Chief John Baptiste. Baptiste Lake, Ontario was named after him. My cousin Cheryl Rohrback did massive research into our background. Her email is rorhback@sympatico.ca She could add a lot of into to this website. Thanks |
| Name: | clayton terry |
| E-mail address: | claytonrterry@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | Hi my mothers name is patricia brule, daughter to cecil brule from ottawa ontario. Im told that we are decended from the great river people! Im trying to get a broader picture of my heritage can some one help me out ????? much luv Clayton Terry |
| Name: | S.G. Miller |
| E-mail address: | SCHINF-SO2G7TRGPOL@mod.uk |
| Name: | Robert Nowen |
| E-mail address: | roberttreky@sympatico.ca |
| Comments: | Hi All,
I love the web site and I am now trying to teach myself how to speak Algonquin. Is there any where else on the web that I could get more information on learning how to speak Algonquin. My story is like a lot of peaple trying to learn about my heritage. My great great grand mother is Marie Kekjicakoe from Allumette Island. My grand father Martin Laronde was from Westmeath I for most of my life lived in the Ottawa Valley. I was born in Pembroke and raised in Chalk River. I have for years been trying to learn more of where I came from. How can I find out if my grand father belong to a tribe? I when to my first Pow Wow this weekend and loved it. I am all ready planning on going to Golden Lake next year for thier Pow Wow. P.S. How do you say Robert in Algonquin? Robert Nowen |
| Name: | Eric Captain |
| E-mail address: | e.captain@noos.fr |
| Comments: | Hi, many thanks for this recording. I'm french and very interested in the Native American culture. So, it's a very moving experience to hear the Algonquin language in the childs mouth... I wich there could be more words, because, it's very difficult to prononce them correctly just when you read them.
Many thanks again... Cheers Eric |
| Name: | jodi |
| E-mail address: | rlopez818@earthlink.net |
| Comments: | Kwe Kwe,Im trying to locate Cds of the Algonquin language because my media player for the computer seems to cut out now and again so I cant hear the words well..Does anyone know where I can get theses if poss? Why Im interested is because my grandmother was from the Timiskiming First Nation reserve in Notre Dame Du Nord and they speak Algonquin...I would like to learn it...thanks.. |
| Name: | STP |
| E-mail address: | p4k@email.com |
| Comments: | Greetings.
I live in east central Wisconsin where I run a local youth center and coach for the area HS/MS. As politically incorrect as it may be, our mascot is the "Indians" primarily because our area was once home to the Mascoutin. I am contacting you to see if you can help me. In two days I am hosting a gathering of all the student-athletes in the area. At this event -- just prior to the start of the school year -- I hope to turn the kids' attention towards the idea of QUTTIANUM (the Algonquin word for HONOR). My hope is to be able to share with them a little about what it meant to the Native Americans who once lived here...and use that idea/theme to challenge them to approach the upcoming year with a newfound resolve to be better students and citizens. I also hope to take this opportunity to get some of them to see our mascot in a different light by sharing about the reality of the Mascoutin. Could you PLEASE be of assistance? Here's what I'd need from you (SOON if possible): • A phonetic pronunciation of the word QUTTIANUM. • Any background of what "HONOR" may have meant to people like the Mascoutin. • Any links you may have which may assist me. This is vitally important to me and, I believe, to the young people of our area. I've done some research but your assistance would be a HUGE help. |
| Name: | rolland leclair |
| E-mail address: | agm"shaw.ca |
| Name: | Derek |
| E-mail address: | Dtailinglawnman@yahoo.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://Kwe-Kwe.... |
| Comments: | How are you doing Madam/Sir? I am really really good as usual and was wondering if y'all knew of any Holy Man or Lady from The Algonquin Nation? I'm part Algonquin and want to find more way's to follow & serve The Lord & God plus see how the Algonquin wedding ceremony is done! Thank you very much for your time and have a beautiful day like I alway's do!
~Derek~ My Algonquin name is Gentle Eagle and that name shine's very bright on my being in which I am ever so very proud of |
| Name: | Nindayaakwe |
| E-mail address: | momconge@yahoo.com |
| Comments: | Anhii to all,
I am searching any Robinsons from the Mass area, also the translation of my ggrandfathers name. I was told he was Algonquin. The name is Shaw waw nay see ga. Any help would be greatly appreciated. mii gwech, Walk in Peace Rachel |
| Name: | loretta |
| E-mail address: | lorettarichard@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | Kwey, thank you for the information it is well needed.....Could you give me an idea on how the area of trois rivieres quebec was called in algonquin.......three would be niswi and rivers I am not sure ( Sibi, Sipi, Zibi ) or if there was a different name all together....
Thank you once again Meegwetch |
| Name: | Shelley Hilllman |
| E-mail address: | shillman@sympatico.ca |
| Comments: | We visit Golden Lake every summer (Red Pine Camp) and I enjoy your website. |
| Name: | Joan (Ross) Lane |
| E-mail address: | Newportlady99@yahoo.com |
| Comments: | My Aunt Ida was married to P J Bernard, son of Matt Bernard, who was a Chief of the Golden Lake Algonquin tribe. My first cousins are Doris Bilodeau, Sylvia Leclair, and Beverly Pugliese......their maiden names were Bernard. |
| Name: | michael parke |
| E-mail address: | micad@295.ca |
| Comments: | all children in canada should have some knowledge of first nations languages.that will be the beginning of respect for all. tsimistisin |
| Name: | chantelle lavallee |
| E-mail address: | chantelle_86442@yahoo.com |
| Comments: | hi,
i have been doing my family tree at ancestary.com, and i happened to noticed that my great grandfather is from ontario,canada |
| Name: | Bianca |
| E-mail address: | alaskantimberwolf@charter.net |
| Comments: | I have blood from algonquin speaking tribes in me so, i wanted to find out more about my heritage! :)
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| Name: | Nagarani |
| E-mail address: | nagarani_us_paratan@yahoo.com |
| Comments: | Greetings,
I too would like to learn the language of my Abenaki, Algoquin language group ancestors. The spirits of the land need to be fed and addressed in their Respect names. Prayers need all the weight we can give em these days. Thank you, Nagarani |
| Name: | Monique Valiquette |
| E-mail address: | mona_1959@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | I am a descendant of the Dussiaume (Jussiaume) family from Maniwaki. I am looking for any Dussiaume (Jussiaume) who would have known my great-grandfather Joseph Jussiaume and Mary Joly or Thomas Jusiaume and Joseph Robillard and Marcelline Jetté. |
| Name: | Melanie McCadden |
| E-mail address: | melaniemccadden@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | Hello all,
I just wanted to comment on what a wonderful website this is. Thank you for all your hard work. I'm not First Nations however I currently work on a Native Reservation in Eastern Ontario and while away training for my job I met a wonderful man from Kitigan-Zibi reservation in Maniwaki PQ, so that is what brought me to this website. Thank you once again. Melanie |
| Name: | james bonner |
| E-mail address: | ajbonner.ent@shaw.ca |
| Comments: | well this was very interesting my son who is 11 is very interested in his roots this will help as we are so far away on vancouver island |
| Name: | Torin Kasper |
| E-mail address: | tsexyface09@aol.com |
| Comments: | THIS WEBSITE WAS SO HELPFUL BEACUASE I AM OJIBWE AND AM STILL A LITTLE BIT BAD WITH THE LANGUAGE. |
| Name: | Lillian Beaudoin |
| E-mail address: | lillian.beaudoin@inac.gc.ca |
| Comments: | Excellant resource.... I have printed list of Animal of the Forest to bring up to the family cottage this weekend. The idea is to give list to my nieces and nephews and see who can memorize the names of 10 animals that can be found at or around our cottage.
Teaching by creating games is a wonderful way of learning..... Great job guys!!!! |
| Name: | Stephane Demers |
| E-mail address: | coraxbg@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | Thank you, very good site. Only wish it had even more language on it.
I used it to translate the name of my plane. S.D. |
| Name: | JOHN MCDONALD |
| E-mail address: | gimmekid@rogers.com |
| Comments: | I'm still looking for Delores Kohoko(raised in Pembroke) Father Ivan. Would like very much to stay in touch. Your uncle John |
| Name: | Leslie G. |
| E-mail address: | iloveapes@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | What a great idea! I am interested in finding out more about my mom's family. My mother's name was Jacqueline (Jackie) and she had a sister named Olive. Her father was from Golden Lake, Patrick James Aird. He married Maude Gertrude McKinnon. He had a sister named Sarah who married Jim Lavalee. I remember sitting in the kitchen at Jim and my Aunt Sarah's house on the reserve and the old house was also still standing on the property. Sarah made the most beautiful mocassins. She also had a very interesting life, cooking for some very famous people. I think that Sarah and my grandfather Patrick might also have had brothers named Dickson and Alec or Alex. If anyone knows of the people I am refering to, please contact me.
Thank you Leslie G. |
| Name: | martin |
| E-mail address: | copebarent@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | firt of all,very good website and good work on (Algonquin Language) #1 P.S im a Algonquin |
| Name: | Marion Last (nee) Yateman |
| E-mail address: | icequeen@cablerocket.com |
| Comments: | This is an absolute great site !
I have just met a family member on here and thoroughly enjoyed reading others stories. It's so great that people take the time to put their thoughts down so others can also enjoy them. thanks for presenting this Dreambook to all of us wandering souls. I live out here on Vancouver Island so this is a treat ! I"ll be back... |
| Name: | Joseph Daniels |
| E-mail address: | jldanie@yahoo.com |
| Comments: | Thanks so much! Great site-- I'm a linguist (Semitics) by training, but my family background is Seminole-Creek. I really enjoyed perusing your site. |
| Name: | Dolores Cobb Phifer |
| E-mail address: | twowolvesdancing@comcast.net |
| Comments: | O'Siyo/Yo/Hello. My email has since changed to twowolvesdancing@comcast.net... I moved.
I am still looking to talk/write to anyone related to Aganstata/Oconostota and those related to The Great White Owl Raven. May Creator continue to bless you. Wado/Ona/Till the next time. Dolores TwoWolvesDancing |
| Name: | MGBADA JOE |
| E-mail address: | homeboy@yahoo.com |
| Comments: | i love this page. it looksq real:ly nice nad good. |
| Name: | Rory |
| Comments: | I am Cherokee, Blackfoot, and Algonquinan indian. I am also 5 other ethnicities that are not indian so i am the king of diversity. I can read cherokee and speak a little, but i would like to learn algonquin because my mother does not speak it and i want to learn the culture.
thank you very much for this site. |
| Name: | Gerry Lafreniere |
| E-mail address: | signature_expressions@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | I am not full algonquin but i am interested in learning the language and the tradition so I can teach my children |
| Name: | Edmund K Swigart III "Ted" |
| E-mail address: | stonehedge@snet.net |
| Comments: | Thank you. I have always wanted to learn more about the Algonquin language. Great web site. My father's dream was to open a museum to teach people more about the Native American Indians and their culture. Now in it's 32 year the Institute for American Indian Studies (known earlier as American Indian Archeological Instituite) in Washington, Connecticut, has helped people understand more about our history. Let us all help others understand.
Thanks again, Ted |
| Name: | Skip Ross(Running River |
| E-mail address: | skipr@sympatico.ca |
| Name: | dart kimchuk |
| E-mail address: | dartkimchuk@yahoo.com |
| Comments: | how do you say and spell grandmother my ansestry is black foot and osage |
| Name: | audra |
| E-mail address: | benthere2001@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | hello i am from maniwaki quebec but my fathers side of the family is from golden lake so i am looking for any background history into the benoit and cooko family. just email thank you |
| Name: | audra |
| E-mail address: | benthere2001@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | hello i am from maniwaki quebec but my fathers side of the family is from golden lake so i am looking for any background history into the benoit and cooko family. just email thank you |
| Name: | Francine |
| Comments: | In search of my roots. Thank you for helping me learn some of the language. This helps me understand the songs I'm learning from the women's drum group. Let's keep our culture alive!
Megwetch |
| Name: | Jolie Boccanfuso |
| E-mail address: | jolieb@frozenmedia.com |
| Comments: | I love that you have some of the language available to listen to. I am part Blackfoot (my great-grandmother was full blood)and I always wanted to know what the language sounded like. This is a great site.
Jolie B |
| Name: | Desiree Elliott |
| E-mail address: | measde@aol.com |
| Comments: | THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING!!
DE |
| Name: | annie Smith St-Georges |
| E-mail address: | arstgeorges@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | I am an algonquin elder from Kitigan Zibi living in Gatineau Quebec.
I wish you all the best in your efforts to preserve and promote the algonquin language. Meegwetch! |
| Name: | chrissy |
| E-mail address: | zeldaonefifi@rogers.com |
| Comments: | thank you now maybe i can learn about my family history |
| Name: | Marda King |
| E-mail address: | marda_king@ncct.on.ca |
| Comments: | What a wonderful idea Meegwetch |
| Name: | Rejean Fillion |
| E-mail address: | rgfillion@videotron.ca |
| Comments: | Thank you. |
| Name: | T. Michelle St. Michael |
| E-mail address: | mstmichael@shaw.ca |
| Comments: | I'm so excited to have found this page! Finally, a link to a part of my past I've never understood or been taught about. Now I can hopefully start to educate my children so our link is not lost.
Thank you so much. Peace to all of you. |
| Name: | Charles Williamson |
| E-mail address: | will8606@bellsouth.net |
| Comments: | am a long descendant of the Croatan Nation of eastern North Carolina. Algonquin language is probable the closest thing to my ancestry's language. I am hopping to learn as much as my old mind can absorber.Algonquin Language |
| Name: | M . Bouvette |
| E-mail address: | bouvette@eidnet.org |
| Comments: | Hello, to all. what a great sight. I've found it very interesting,and informative. Thank you. |
| Name: | sue lamure |
| E-mail address: | nishsue@yahoo.com |
| Name: | julia roulette |
| E-mail address: | juliee7904@yahoo.com |
| Comments: | hi you are doing a wonderful job.keep up the good work |
| Name: | Réjean Fillion |
| E-mail address: | rgfillion@videotron.ca |
| Comments: | Thank you for the short lessons. |
| Name: | Henri Ducharme |
| E-mail address: | ducharme.h@forces.gc.ca |
| Comments: | I was born and still live in Ottawa 65years later. I have always been very proud of my native ancestry. My paternal grandmother we think Mohawk, can't find any documentation. We recently found out our maternal grandmother was algonquin. After doing some reaserch on that tribe I think brobably ( Cachesipinini ). Now I understand the reason for this love afaire I've had with the Ottawa river all my life. Also three years ago I bought property on Fraser island wich is part of les iles aux Alumettes. I am now trying to learn Algonquin. HELP! meegwetch |
| Name: | Sander |
| Comments: | As being a white, caucasian male, I can only ask myself... what have we done? We destroyed a people... a language..
Sorry! |
| Name: | Donavon Gaudette |
| E-mail address: | dgaudette@mac.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.c2a.ca |
| Comments: | Thank you for the information... I have just found out that my Grand mother was Algonquin and I am trying to find out more about my heritage.
Don |
| Name: | Judy Buck |
| E-mail address: | jarcbuck@sbcglobal.net |
| Comments: | My name is Judith Ann (Berry) Buck.
My Great-Great grand father was Amable Beaudry. And from the information I have gathered, he married Catherine Ellen Stoqua approximately January 19, 1852 at Chapeau Pontiac County Quebec. My research also tells me that her parents were Joseph Stoqua and Barbara Aquaiock and were members of the Algonquin Nation. If you have any information about these two people, please let me know. Additionally, on the maternal family side, my father's mother's mother was Mary Ellen Leronde. Her mother was Mary Ann Stoqua. Are Catherine and Mary ann related? Are we perhaps related? I look foprward to your response! Judy Buck |
| Name: | Mary Ann |
| E-mail address: | maryanntony@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | im a kokomis of niish and Djoodjoo of nishwaaswi dropping a line of hello presently in calgary alberts |
| Name: | Victoria Desilets |
| E-mail address: | cap-casst@odawa.on.ca |
| Comments: | great to hear our language won't be lost |
| Name: | Henri Ducharme |
| E-mail address: | ducharmeh@forces.gc.ca |
| Comments: | Keep up the good work. Our heritage is very importante. |
| Name: | Patrick Charette |
| E-mail address: | patcharette@sympatico.ca |
| Comments: | Excellent |
| Name: | maryann villeneuve |
| E-mail address: | maryanntony@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | im glad to learn about my people and where my antcestors came from and how they lived. thank you chief richard zorh |
| Name: | Bev. Beattie |
| E-mail address: | beverlyabeattie@yahoo.ca |
| Comments: | Hi All
Just a short note to say thank-you for this web site l've learned so much from it. And also if Carol Horan or Marilyn McDonald see this message l wish that you's would contact me at the above email address as l believe yous might fit into to my family tree. Thank-you once again for such a great web site. Bev. Beattie |
| Name: | Robin Armstrong |
| E-mail address: | georgeollanese@theresumemedia.net |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.theresumemedia.net |
| Comments: | Just stopped by. Migwetch. |
| Name: | Claire Beatrice (Beaudry) Smith |
| E-mail address: | pepbeasmithsympatico.ca |
| Comments: | My greatgrandmother Catherine Stoka married to Amable Beaudry came from the Golden Lake Reserve. This site is very good - and I will enjoy it, and try to learn the language. |
| Name: | EZEUDELE |
| E-mail address: | EZEUDELE@YAHOO.COM |
| Comments: | GUYS EZEUDELE IS BACK HEREOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO |
| Name: | Heather Welk |
| E-mail address: | hwelk30@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | Your site is great. Keep up the good work.
Heather |