Waugoshig First Nation

Located in the Matheson, Ontario region, is the waugoshig first nation. They live in an area in Ontario where few whites live. Their reserve land is not much, but the citizens of the Waugoshig First Nation do have access to land areas in close proximity to their Reserve, which offers them the opportunity to fish, hunt and trap. Land around much of their nation, is a 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 Waugoshig 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 Waugoshig 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 Waugoshig 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 128. Most probably still speak in the Anishinabe dialect the Algonquins speak in.