North of these, in the eastern part of the Quebec province, on either side of the Gulf of St.Lawrence, were the _Montagnais_.

This name, though it looks like a French word meaning "mountaineers", was also spellt Montagnet, and in various other ways, showing that it was originally a native name, pronounced Montanye.

The Montagnais in various clans extended northwards across Labrador until they touched the Eskimo, with whom they constantly fought.

The interior of Labrador was inhabited by another Algonkin tribe, the _Naskwapi_, living in a state of rude savagery.

The _Algonkins_ proper, whose tribe gave their name to the whole stock because the French first became acquainted with them as a type, dwelt in the vicinity of Montreal, Lake Ontario, and the valley of the St.Lawrence.In upper Canada, about the great lakes and the St.Lawrence valley, were the Chippeways, or _Ojibwes_, and the Ottawas.