Abenaki
The word Abenaki is the English adaptation of the original word Wôbanakiak, meaning "people of the dawn," or "people of the east." It generally refers to nothern New England Algonkian peoples of two groups: the Eastern Abenaki of Maine, and the Western Abenaki of New Hampshire and Vermont. Alternate spellings include Abnaki and Banakee.
See Also: Wabanaki and Wôbanakiak. See also: Maps > Wôbanaki Homelands