Locations of Central Algonquian Peoples at Time of French Contact

Sauk-Fox

At time of French contact, the Sauk and Fox inhabited the area around the St. Lawrence River, northeast of Lake Ontario.

Kickapoo

Although the Kickapoo speak the same language as the Sauk-Fox, they were found among the Miami-Illinois, in the "prairies" Illinois, Iowa and Indiana; in the case of the Kickapoo, specifically along the Wabash.

Mascouten

It's believed the Mascouten spoke a Sauk-Fox language, and lived in Southwest Michigan.

Potawatomi

The Potawatomi were in the southern portion of Lower Michigan.

Ottawa

The Ottawa had territories throughout northern Michigan but their homeland was considered to be Manitoulin Island. They had territories in Southwest Ontario as well.

Ojibwe

The Ojibwe dialect map seems to be mostly accurate as to where the various Ojibwe peoples were living at the time of contact.

Haudenosaunee

The Haudenosaunee inhabited the areas south of Lake Ontario, as is shown on maps.

Winnebago

The Winnebago inhabited the central western shores of Lake Michigan, but not the far southwest, where the Miami-Illinois lived. Their territory also extended inland greatly.

Menominee

The Menominee roughly controlled the area of Green Bay and areas to the north of it, as well as adjacent parts of the Upper Peninsula.

Wyandot

The Wyandot originated along the north shore of Lake Ontario, then spread inland to the Bruce Peninsula, displacing the Ottawa people there.