Kateri Tekakwitha

Kateri Tekakwitha

female, deceased (1680)
consecrated virgin, Mohawk nation, Native American, mohawk, baptized, algonquin
Kateri Tekakwitha (1656 - April 17, 1680), the daughter of a Mohawk warrior and a Christian Algonquin woman, was born in the Mohawk fortress of...

William Commanda

male, 96 years old
First Nations leader, Réserve de la Rivière Désert, Canadian Human Rights Monument, the Lake of Two Mountains, Kitigàn-zìbì Reserve, Elders Without Borders…algonquin
William Commanda is an Algonquin elder, born November 11, 1913 in Kitigàn-zìbì, Quebec (Garden River/Riviere Desert), near Maniwaki, Quebec, 130 kil...
Jean Nicolet

Jean Nicolet

male, 367 years old
French, Ottawa River, indigenous peoples, Nipissing, First Nation, Jean Nigolet (Nicollet) de Belleborne…algonquin
Jean Nicolet (Nicollet) de Belleborne was a French voyager noted for exploring the Northwest Territory. In 1618 he came to Quebec as a clerk and to...
Isaac Jogues

Isaac Jogues

male, deceased (1646)
Lac du Saint Sacrement, Canadian Martyr, Catholic martyr of the Early Modern era, From Orleans, huron, Native American…algonquin
Saint Isaac Jogues was a Jesuit missionary who travelled and worked among the Native Americans in North America. He gave the original European name...

Tessouat

male
First Nations leader, Tesswehas, St-Lawrence River, Allumettes Island, Isle-aux-Allumettes, Lac des Deux-Montagnes…algonquin
Tessouat ("Anishinaabe": Tesswehas) (c. ??? - 1636/1654) was an Algonquin chief from the Kitchesipirini nation ("Kitche"=Great, "sipi"=river,...
Sylvia McNair

Sylvia McNair

female, 53 years old
classical music, Broadway, musician, American, algonquin, Opera Singer…Algonquin Hotel
Sylvia McNair (born June 23, 1956) is an American opera singer and classical recitalist who has also achieved notable success in the Broadway and...
Gino Odjick

Gino Odjick

male, 39 years old
Enforcer, b.c, Assassin, Ice hockey player, Left Wing, Enforcers…algonquin
Wayne Gino Odjick, the "Algonquin Enforcer" was born on the 7th of September, 1970 in an Algonquin Native Reserve named Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg...
David Goodwillie

David Goodwillie

male, 37 years old
Cincinnati Reds, kenyon college, author, memoir, algonquin, Men's Health
David Goodwillie (born March 25, 1972) is the author of the memoir "Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time," which was published by Algonquin in June...

Noël Chabanel

male, deceased (1649)
Canadian Martyr, Catholic martyr of the Early Modern era, algonquin, Jesuit, Canadian, missionary
St. Noël Chabanel was a Jesuit missionary at Sainte-Marie among the Hurons, and one of the Canadian Martyrs. Chabanel entered the Jesuit novitiate a...

Robert Tessier

male, deceased (1990)
Native American military personnel, American, silver star, Native American, Korean War veteran, korean war…algonquin
Robert W. Tessier (June 2,1934-October 11,1990) was an American actor and stuntman who was best known for his roles as a shaven-headed, fierce...