originally found along the lower Ottawa River below Allumette Island. Otaguottaouemin — Also known as Kotakoutouemi or Outaoukotwemiwek. They were located along the Upper Ottawa River above Allumette Island. Sàgaiganininiwak ("people of the lake") — Also known as Saghiganirini. Saginitaouigama — Also known as Sagachiganiriniwek. Weskarini ("people of the deer[-clan]") — Also known as the Wàwàckeciriniwak, , Little Nation, Ouaouechkairini, Ouassouarini, Ouescharini, (Wyandot language), or Petite Nation. Their traditional home land is located on the north side of the Ottawa River along the Lievre River and the Rouge River in Quebec. Ontario Iroquet — They were known as Hiroquet, Hirocay, Iroquay, Yroquetto, and to the Huron as the or ; they lived along Ontario's South Nation River. Matàwackariniwak "people of the bulrushed-shore" — Also known as Madawaska, Madwaska, Matouchkarine, Matouashita, Mataouchkarini, Matouechkariniwek and Matouescarini; the Madawaska River in the Upper Ottawa Valley is named after this band. Nibachis — Located at Muskrat Lake near present-day Cobden, Ontario. Contemporary Status nations in Quebec Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg, Kitigan Zibi near Maniwaki (population 3,237) Timiskaming First Nation, Notre-Dame-du-Nord, Quebec (population 2,129) Nation Anishinabe du Lac Simon, Lac-Simon, Quebec (population 2,149) Conseil de la Première Nation Abitibiwinn, Pikogan, Quebec (population 1,059) Eagle Village First Nation, Témiscaming, Quebec (population 991) Long Point First Nation, Winneway River, Quebec (population 866) Algonquins of Barrière Lake, Lac Rapide (population 791) Kitcisakik Anicinape Community, Val-d'Or, Quebec (population 494) Wolf Lake First Nation, Témiscaming, Quebec (population 232) — formed from three historical bands: Dumoine Lake Band of Algonquin, (historical) Grassy Lake Band of Algonquin, (historical) Lac des Quinze Band of Algonquin, (historical) Status nations in Ontario Matachewan First Nation, Matachewan, Ontario (population 787) — formed in part by Algonquins Temagami First Nation, Temagami, Ontario (population 841) — formed in part by Algonquins Wahgoshig First Nation, Black River-Matheson, Ontario (population 332) — formed in part by Algonquins Algonquins of Pikwàkanagàn First Nation, Golden Lake, Ontario (population 2,635) See also Eliot Indian Bible Great Trail Kingdom of Saguenay References Further reading Daniel Clément, The Algonquins. Hull, Quebec: Canadian Museum of Civilization, 1996. Yvon H. Couture, Les Algonquins. Val d'Or, Quebec: Éditions Hyperborée, 1983. Robert Michael Morrissey, Empire by Collaboration: Indians, Colonists, and Governments in Colonial Illinois Country. Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2015. Evan T. Pritchard, No Word for Time: The Way of the Algonquin People. Tulsa, OK: Council Oak Books, 1997. Richard White, The Middle Ground: Indians, Empires, and Republics