Lac Simon First Nation

Located in Quebec, the lac simon first nation is of Anishinabe origins. They live in a area in Ontario where a white poplation is almost non existent. Their nation is located in a area where wildlife is abundant. Their reserve land is not much, but the citizens of the Lac Simon First Nation do have access to land areas in close proximity to their Reserve, which offer them the opportunity to fish, hunt and trap. Canada likely reserved large areas of land for the Lac Simon Algonquins to be used for fishing, hunting and trapping, which more than a few depend on. 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 Lac Simon Algonquin 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 lac simon 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 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. The most recent population estimate for the lac simon indians is at 1,459. Most probably still speak in the Anishinabe dialect the Algonquins speak in.