Global Information Lookup Global Information

Atikamekw information


Atikamekw
Total population
8,005[1]
Regions with significant populations
Canada (Quebec)
Languages
Atikamekw, French, English
Religion
Roman Catholicism, Indigenous religion
Related ethnic groups
Naskapi, Innu, Cree, other Algonquian peoples
PeopleAtikamekw Nehirowisiw
LanguageAtikamekw Nehiromowin
CountryNitaskinan (Nehirowisi Aski)
Constant Awashish is the Chief of the Atikamekw Nation since 2014.

The Atikamekw (Têtes de Boules) are an Indigenous people in Canada. Their historic territory, Nitaskinan ('Our Land'), is in the upper Saint-Maurice River valley of Quebec (about 300 kilometres (190 mi) north of Montreal). One of the main communities is Manawan, about 160 kilometres (99 mi) northeast of Montreal.

Their current population is around 8,000. They have a tradition of agriculture as well as fishing, hunting, and gathering. They maintain close ties with the Innu people, who were their historical allies against the Inuit.

The Atikamekw language, likely a variety of Cree in the Algonquian family, is closely related to that of the Innu. It is still in everyday use, being among the Indigenous languages least threatened with extinction.[2] Their traditional ways of life are endangered, however, as their homeland has largely been taken over by logging companies. Their name, which literally means 'lake whitefish', is sometimes also spelt Atihkamekw, Attikamekw, Attikamek, or Atikamek. The French colonists referred to them as Têtes-de-Boules, meaning 'Ball-Heads' or 'Round-Heads'.

Some Atihkamekw families make their living making traditional birchbark baskets and canoes.

  1. ^ "Aboriginal Ancestry Responses (73), Single and Multiple Aboriginal Responses (4), Residence on or off reserve (3), Residence inside or outside Inuit Nunangat (7), Age (8A) and Sex (3) for the Population in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories, 2016 Census - 25% Sample Data". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 2017-11-23.
  2. ^ "Cultures et traditions" (in French). Conseil des Atikamekw d'Opitciwan. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2010-03-09.

and 26 Related for: Atikamekw information

Request time (Page generated in 0.5599 seconds.)

Atikamekw

Last Update:

The Atikamekw (Têtes de Boules) are an Indigenous people in Canada. Their historic territory, Nitaskinan ('Our Land'), is in the upper Saint-Maurice River...

Word Count : 1475

Atikamekw language

Last Update:

Atikamekw (endonym: Atikamekw Nehiromowin, literally "Atikamekw native language") is a variety of the Algonquian language Cree[citation needed] and the...

Word Count : 344

Cree

Last Update:

Atikamekw, officially named Atikamekw Sipi – Conseil de la Nation Atikamekw, is a tribal council in Quebec, Canada. It is composed of three Atikamekw...

Word Count : 10587

Atikamekw Suns

Last Update:

Atikamekw Suns (French: Soleils Atikamekw) is a 2023 Canadian drama film, written, produced, and directed by Chloé Leriche. The film centres on the true...

Word Count : 430

Indigenous peoples in Quebec

Last Update:

three Atikamekw (sometimes spelled Atikamek) bands live in four communities located in the Mauricie region of Quebec. These First Nations are: Atikamekw of...

Word Count : 1081

Atikamekw of Opitciwan

Last Update:

The Atikamekw of Opitciwan (French: Atikamekw d'Opitciwan) are an Atikamekw First Nation in Quebec, Canada. In 2016, it has a registered population of...

Word Count : 83

Nitaskinan

Last Update:

Nitaskinan, also known as Nehirowisi Aski, is the ancestral country of the Atikamekw people. It is located in the valley of the Saint-Maurice River in Quebec...

Word Count : 292

Certification

Last Update:

An Atikamekw woman receives a certificate for completing a Wikipedia editing workshop (2017)...

Word Count : 1084

Indigenous specific land claims in Canada

Last Update:

Claims Tribunal. Here are examples of a few ongoing specific claims. The Atikamekw of Opiticiwan filed four distinctive specific claims with the federal...

Word Count : 2738

Obedjiwan

Last Update:

Mauricie region of Quebec, Canada. It belongs to the Atikamekw of Opitciwan band of the Atikamekw Nation. Obedjiwan reserve is situated on the north shore...

Word Count : 1330

Conseil de la Nation Atikamekw

Last Update:

la Nation Atikamekw (CNA) (French for "Council of the Atikamekw Nation"), officially named Atikamekw Sipi - Conseil de la Nation Atikamekw, is a tribal...

Word Count : 246

Mauricie

Last Update:

Mauricie (French pronunciation: [mɔʁisi]) is a traditional and current administrative region of Quebec. La Mauricie National Park is contained within the...

Word Count : 321

Wemotaci Atikamekw Council

Last Update:

Wemotaci Atikamekw Council (French: Conseil des Atikamekw de Wemotaci) is the band council of the Atikamekw of Wemotaci, Quebec. In 2016, the band has...

Word Count : 95

Manawan

Last Update:

(named Manouane until 1991), officially named communauté Atikamekw de Manawan (French for "Atikamekw Community of Manawan"), is a First Nations reserve on...

Word Count : 889

Atikamekw of Manawan

Last Update:

Atikamekw of Manawan (French: Les Atikamekw de Manawan) are an Atikamekw First Nation in Quebec, Canada. They live primarily in the Atikamekw community...

Word Count : 523

Quebec

Last Update:

Inuit and ten First Nations – the Abenakis, Algonquins (or Anichinabés), Atikamekw, Cree, Huron-Wyandot, Maliseet (also known as Wolastoqiyik or Etchemin)...

Word Count : 23453

List of Indigenous musicians in Canada

Last Update:

Fawn Wood (Cree, Salish) Northern Cree (Plains Cree) Black Bear Singers (Atikamekw) Young Spirit (Cree) Boslen Digawolf (Dene, Tłı̨chǫ) JB the First Lady...

Word Count : 480

Constant Awashish

Last Update:

is an Atikamekw chief. Since 2014, he is the Grand Chief of the Conseil de la Nation Atikamekw, the tribal council uniting the three Atikamekw Nations...

Word Count : 388

Telling Our Story

Last Update:

indigenous peoples with territory in Quebec, including Abenaki, Anishinaabe, Atikamekw, Cree, Innu, Inuit, Mi'kmaq, Mohawk, Naskapi, Wendat and Wolastoqiyik...

Word Count : 152

ATJ

Last Update:

Jobs, an American reality television show atj, the ISO 639-3 code for Atikamekw language, Quebec, Canada This disambiguation page lists articles associated...

Word Count : 56

500 Days in the Wild

Last Update:

Trans Canada Trail". Stir, November 29, 2023. Taimur Sikander Mirza, "Atikamekw Suns wins best Canadian feature at WFF". Playback, December 5, 2023. Emily...

Word Count : 240

Drum circle

Last Update:

Atikamekw drum circle at a pow-wow in Manawan, Quebec, Canada...

Word Count : 1628

Demographics of Canada

Last Update:

690 0.02% 7,635 0.02% 7,365 0.02% Tibetan 6,165 0.02% n/a n/a n/a n/a Atikamekw 6,150 0.02% 5,820 0.02% 5,250 0.02% Canadian Gaelic n/a n/a 6,015 0.02%...

Word Count : 5409

Death of Joyce Echaquan

Last Update:

Joyce Echaquan was a 37-year-old Atikamekw woman who died on September 28, 2020, in the Centre Hospitalier de Lanaudière in Saint-Charles-Borromée, Quebec...

Word Count : 1586

The Nature of Love

Last Update:

2023". Têtu (in French). Retrieved May 16, 2023. Taimur Sikander Mirza, "Atikamekw Suns wins best Canadian feature at WFF". Playback, December 5, 2023. Charles-Henri...

Word Count : 746

Indigenous peoples of the Subarctic

Last Update:

Ojibwe Anishinaabe Oji-Cree Anishinini Severn Ojibwa Ojibwa Odawa Cree Atikamekw Innu Naskapi Maritime Algonquian Mi'kmaq, Newfoundland Qalipu First Nation...

Word Count : 559

PDF Search Engine © AllGlobal.net