Abenaki
The Abenaki (Abenaki: Wαpánahki) are Indigenous people of the Northeastern Woodlands of Canada and the United States. They are an Algonquian-speaking people and part of the Wabanaki Confederacy. The Eastern Abenaki language was predominantly spoken in Maine, while the Western Abenaki language was spoken in Quebec, Vermont, and New Hampshire.
Wαpánahki | |
|---|---|
| Total population | |
| ~21,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Canada | 18,420 (2021) |
| Quebec | 16,400 |
| United States (Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine), self-identified | 2,544 (2000) |
| Languages | |
| Abenaki, French, English | |
| Religion | |
| Wabanaki mythology, Christianity | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Other Algonquian peoples Especially Maliseet, Mi'kmaq, Passamaquoddy, and Penobscot | |
| People | Alnôbak (Wôbanakiak) |
|---|---|
| Language | Alnôbadôwawôgan, Môgiadawawôgan |
| Country | Ndakinna Wabanaki |
While Abenaki peoples have shared cultural traits, they did not historically have a centralized government. They came together as a post-contact community after their original tribes were decimated by colonization, disease, and warfare.
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