Abitibiwinini First Nation

Located in Quebec, the abitibiwinini first nation is of Anishinabe origins. They live in a area in Quebec (it is really on the northern outskirts) where a white poplation larger than theirs exist. Their nation is located about 2 miles north of Amos. Their reserve land is not much, but the citizens of the Abitibiwinini First Nation do have access to land areas in close proximity to their Reserve, which offer them the opportunity to fish, hunt and trap. However, since there are quite a few white communities in close proximity to them, they likely actively search for employment in those white communities, especially the ones which are not too far from their Fist Nation. The weather or climate of their region, is one which has cold winter temperatures and warm summers. For examples, December, January and February's highs average from 16, 11 and 16 degrees (not celsius), while the average low temperatures for December, January and February range from -2, -11 and -9. Average highs for June, July and August range from 69, 74 and 71 degrees (not celsius), while the average lows for June, July and August range from 45, 50 and 48.

Historically, the history of the Algonquin Abitibiwinini is one in which they were constantly at war against the invading whites (both English and French) from the 16th century to the early 19th century. Prophesy was the force which ignited the Abitibiwinini Algonquins to battle the invading whites. When the whites first sailed into the Saint Lawrence in the early 16th century, the Algonquins were living in the area between Montreal and Quebec City and not an Iroquois Tribe as some white historians have claimed. The Algonquin also claimed all of present day New York State, including all of the Adirondack Mountains. They also claimed parts of extreme western Massachusetts, northern Vermont, northern New Hampshire, and northwestern Maine.

It was only recently when a Reserve was giving to the Abitibiwinini people. They have not that i know of, signed a treaty with the whites which ceded their land to the whites. If that is correct, it means they have every right to claim large areas of land in Quebec. All Algonquins of Quebec, and in fact, all Algonquins have refused to admit they have ceded most of their land to the whites. In the case of the Ardoch, including the Kitchesipirini, they still claim large areas of land and consider themselves independant. Therefore, the Algonquin Anishinabek remain the most hostile of the Anishinabek. The most recent population estimate for the abitibiwinini indians is at 814. Most probably still speak in the Anishinabe dialect the Algonquins speak in.