Timiskaming
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Timiskaming is a word from the Algonquin
Temikami or Temikaming, from tim meaning "deep" and kami meaning "open waters". Alternate spellings include: Temiskaming, Témiscaming, Témiscamingue. The word Temagami comes from the same root.
Controversy exists over the spelling of this word. A movement to change the spelling of the District of Timiskaming to Temiskaming (an e instead of an i) cites a typographical error by a government official, but the act of parliament that led to the name change granted this official authority to correct the spelling. What he considered to be a spelling correction, some people today call a spelling mistake.
The spelling controversy goes back to the 18th century. English maps from that century show the spelling of the lake as Temiscamin, Temescaming, Temiscaming, Timiscaming, and Temiscamino, with Temiscaming being the most common. Spelling of the name of the aboriginal tribe presented even more alternatives. In all cases, though, there is no k. The 21st Century has inherited a debate from the 18th Century.
It refers to the following places, all in Canada
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The name was also used in several abolished federal and provincial ridings:
Algonquin language
Algonquin is either a distinct Algonquian language closely related to the Ojibwe language or a particularly divergent Ojibwe dialect. It is spoken, alongside French and to some extent English, by the Algonquin First Nations of Quebec and Ontario...
Temikami or Temikaming, from tim meaning "deep" and kami meaning "open waters". Alternate spellings include: Temiskaming, Témiscaming, Témiscamingue. The word Temagami comes from the same root.
Controversy exists over the spelling of this word. A movement to change the spelling of the District of Timiskaming to Temiskaming (an e instead of an i) cites a typographical error by a government official, but the act of parliament that led to the name change granted this official authority to correct the spelling. What he considered to be a spelling correction, some people today call a spelling mistake.
The spelling controversy goes back to the 18th century. English maps from that century show the spelling of the lake as Temiscamin, Temescaming, Temiscaming, Timiscaming, and Temiscamino, with Temiscaming being the most common. Spelling of the name of the aboriginal tribe presented even more alternatives. In all cases, though, there is no k. The 21st Century has inherited a debate from the 18th Century.
It refers to the following places, all in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
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- Lake TimiskamingLake TimiskamingLake Timiskaming is a large freshwater lake on the provincial border between Ontario and Quebec, Canada. The lake, which forms part of the Ottawa River, is in length and covers an area of almost . Its water level ranges between and above sea-level, with a mean annual average of . The lake is...
(in French: Lac Témiscamingue) - Nipissing—TimiskamingNipissing—TimiskamingNipissing—Timiskaming is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004. The riding was formed by the amalgamation of the former Nipissing riding with the southeastern portion of the former Timiskaming—Cochrane...
, a federal riding in the province of Ontario - Timiskaming—Cochrane (provincial electoral district)Timiskaming—Cochrane (provincial electoral district)Timiskaming—Cochrane is a provincial electoral district in northern Ontario, Canada. It elects one member to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.-History:...
, a provincial riding of Ontario - Timiskaming District, a census division of Ontario
- Temiskaming Shores, city in the Timiskaming District
- Unorganized East Timiskaming District, an unorganized territory in the Timiskaming District
- Unorganized West Timiskaming District, an unorganized territory in the Timiskaming District
- Abitibi—TémiscamingueAbitibi—TémiscamingueAbitibi—Témiscamingue is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004. The area was also represented by the electoral district of Témiscamingue from 1968 until 2004.-Geography:...
, a federal electoral district in Quebec - Rouyn-Noranda—TémiscamingueRouyn-Noranda—TémiscamingueRouyn-Noranda—Témiscamingue is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. The riding was created in 1980 from parts Rouyn-Noranda and Pontiac-Témiscamingue...
, a provincial electoral district in Quebec - Abitibi-TémiscamingueAbitibi-TémiscamingueAbitibi-Témiscamingue is a region located in western Quebec, Canada, along the border with Ontario. It became part of the province in 1898. It has a land area of 57,674.26 km2 . As of the 2006 census, the population of the region was 143,872 inhabitants.-History:The land was first occupied...
, a region located in western Quebec- Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality, QuebecTémiscamingue Regional County Municipality, QuebecTémiscamingue is a county regional municipality in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of western Quebec, Canada. The county seat is Ville-Marie....
, a regional county municipality in Abitibi-Témiscamingue- Timiskaming, QuebecTimiskaming, QuebecTimiskaming is a First Nations reserve in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of Quebec, Canada, just north of the head of Lake Timiskaming. It belongs to the Timiskaming First Nation, an Algonquin band...
, a First Nation reserve in Témiscamingue RCM - Témiscaming, a city in Témiscamingue RCM
- Les Lacs-du-Témiscamingue, QuebecLes Lacs-du-Témiscamingue, QuebecLes Lacs-du-Témiscamingue is a vast unorganized territory in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of Quebec, Canada...
, an unorganized territory in Témiscamingue RCM - Fort TémiscamingueFort TémiscamingueFort Témiscamingue was a trading post from the 17th century in Duhamel-Ouest, Quebec, near Ville-Marie, Canada, located on the fur trade route on the east shore of Lake Timiskaming...
, a former trading post and National Historic Site near Ville-Marie
- Timiskaming, Quebec
- Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality, Quebec
The name was also used in several abolished federal and provincial ridings:
- Timiskaming (provincial electoral district)Timiskaming (provincial electoral district)Timiskaming was a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1908 to 1999...
- Timiskaming (electoral district)Timiskaming (electoral district)Timiskaming was a federal electoral district in the northeastern part of Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1925, and from 1935 to 1997....
(federal) - Timiskaming—CochraneTimiskaming—CochraneTimiskaming—Cochrane was a federal electoral district in Ontario that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1997 to 2003. It was located in the northeast part of Ontario...
(federal) - Timiskaming—French River (federal)
- Timiskaming NorthTimiskaming NorthTimiskaming North was a Canadian electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1925 to 1935. It was located in the northeastern part of the province of Ontario...
(federal) - Timiskaming SouthTimiskaming SouthTimiskaming South was a Canadian electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1925 to 1935. It was located in the northeastern part of the province of Ontario...
(federal) - Témiscamingue (electoral district) (formerly known as Rouyn-Noranda—Témiscamingue), a federal electoral district in Quebec