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Temiskaming

"Temiskaming" is one of several English versions of an Algonquin place name, Temikaming, which means "by the deep waters." Since Algonquin was not traditionally a written language, the spellings of Algonquin words in European languages sometimes vary a lot. The spelling "Temiskaming" was widely used in historical documents, but is more rarely used today. The Temiskaming Algonquins speak a Northern Algonquin dialect.

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Here are links to our webpages about the Temiskaming tribe and language:

Algonquin
Temiskaming Algonquins
Algonquin tribes
Algonquin animals
Algonkian
Quebec reserves

Here are links to more Internet resources about the Temiskaming Algonquins:
Timiskaming First Nation
Temiskaming Tribe History
Aboriginal Affairs: Algonquins of Temiskaming

And here are a few good books about the Temiskamings:
The Algonquins
Myths and Folk-Lore of the Timiskaming Algonquin and Timagami Ojibwa
Place Names of Temiskaming
Algonquian Spirit

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