Abenaki people

Indigenous people of the Northeastern Woodlands of Canada and the US
Intangible ethnic_group Q318806
Abenaki people
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Summary

Abenaki people is an ethnic group[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of ethnic group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,919 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Religion or worldview: Abenaki mythology[3], Christianity[4]
  • Country: United States[5], Canada[6]
  • Instance of: Native Americans in the United States[7], indigenous peoples in Canada[8]
  • Subclass of: indigenous peoples of North America[9]
  • Part of: First Nations[10], Indigenous peoples of the Northeastern Woodlands[11]
  • Commons category: Abenaki[12]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Abenaki[13]
  • Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[14], Otto's encyclopedia[15], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[16], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[17], The Catholic Encyclopedia[18], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19]
  • Present in work: Second Glance[20]
  • Different from: Wabanaki[21]
  • Name: Wαpánahki[22]
  • Language used: Abenaki[23]
  • Significant person: Indian Joe[24], Joseph Laurent[25], Henry Lorne Masta[26], Emma Camp Mead[27], Dark Cloud[28], Jeanne Brink[29], Annick Obonsawin[30]

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Influence

Things named for Abenaki people include Piscataquis County[31], a county of Maine[32], in United States[33], founded in 1838[34] and abenakiite-(Ce)[35], a mineral species[36].

Why It Matters

Abenaki people has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

Entities named for it include Piscataquis County[31], a county of Maine[32], in United States[33], founded in 1838[34] and abenakiite-(Ce)[35], a mineral species[36].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Bischrob · 2026-09-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sociomap id → SM251366
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  2. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Significant person → Indian Joe, Joseph Laurent, Henry Lorne Masta +4
    Different from → Wabanaki
    Country → —
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    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ Yso id: 38134, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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