Timiskaming First Nation

Located in western Quebec, the timiskaming first nation is of Anishinabe origins. They live in a area in Quebec where few whites live. Their reserve land is not much, but the citizens of the Timiskaming First Nation do have access to land areas in close proximity to their Reserve, especially to the east, which offer them the opportunity to fish, hunt and trap. East of their nation, is a wide area of land which is not overly developed by the whites, which is abundant in wildlife. Just west of their land, is more land which is not overly developed by the whites as well (the land is not well suited for agriculture operations), which more than a few Timiskaming Algonquins exploit to earn a daily living. 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 22, 17 and 21 degrees (not celsius), while the average low temperatures for December, January and February range from 8, 1 and 4. 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 51, 57 and 55.

Historically, the Algonquin Timiskaming 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 Timiskaming 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 timiskaming indians is at 1,553. Most probably still speak in the Anishinabe dialect the Algonquins speak in.