Algonquin is a particular language of Indigenous Peoples in the northeast. It is part of the Algonquian family of languages, one of the most populous and widespread North American native language groups. Often a collective group of tribal nations who speak Algonquian are referred to “Algonquian-speaking” peoples, because they also shared cultural similarities. Some tribal nations that would be referred to in this way include the Wampanoag, Narragansett, Abenaki, Pequot and Mohegan.
There is also a tribal nation called the Algonquian, located along the Saint Lawrence River and around the Great Lakes. They, too, spoke Algonquian.