Atikamekw

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The Atikamekw are an Indigenous people of central Quebec, Canada, known for their distinct Algonquian language and strong traditions tied to the boreal forest and river systems of the region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Algonquian people
First Nations people
Indigenous people
colonialContact French colonists
Hudson's Bay Company traders
continent North America
country Canada
culturalEmphasis strong ties to forest
strong ties to rivers
culturalPractice basketry
birchbark canoe making
seasonal land-based camps
tanning hides
culturalRegion Laurentian Plateau
linked to: Laurentides

boreal forest
ethnicGroupOf Canada
facingIssue environmental impacts on traditional territory
land rights disputes
preservation of language and culture
governingBody Conseil de la Nation Atikamekw
hasAutonym Atikamekw Nehirowisiw
linked to: Atikamekw
hasEthnonym Attikamek
Tête-de-Boule
hasSubgroup Atikamekw of Manawan
linked to: Atikamekw

Atikamekw of Opitciwan
linked to: Atikamekw

Atikamekw of Wemotaci
linked to: Atikamekw
historicalActivity fur trade participation
language Atikamekw language
languageFamily Algonquian languages
languageStatus relatively well preserved
spoken by most community members
locatedIn Quebec
linked to: Quebec, Canada

central Quebec
mainReligion Christianity
traditional Indigenous spirituality
partOf Algonquian peoples
primaryEconomicActivities fishing
gathering
hunting
trapping
recognizedAs First Nation in Canada
relatedEthnicGroup Algonquin
Cree
Innu
traditionalSubsistence semi-nomadic hunting and gathering
traditionalTerritory boreal forest of central Quebec
river systems of central Quebec
upper Saint-Maurice River region
usesScript Latin alphabet

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Innu relatedGroup Atikamekw
Cree language macrolanguageOf Atikamekw
Atikamekw language spokenBy Atikamekw people
linked to: Atikamekw
Atikamekw language ethnicity Atikamekw Nation
linked to: Atikamekw
Atikamekw language usedIn Atikamekw communities of Manawan
linked to: Atikamekw
Atikamekw language usedIn Atikamekw communities of Wemotaci
linked to: Atikamekw
Cree peoples linguisticVariety Atikamekw
Woods Cree relatedEthnicGroup Atikamekw
Atikamekw hasAutonym Atikamekw Nehirowisiw
linked to: Atikamekw
Atikamekw hasSubgroup Atikamekw of Manawan
linked to: Atikamekw
Atikamekw hasSubgroup Atikamekw of Wemotaci
linked to: Atikamekw
Atikamekw hasSubgroup Atikamekw of Opitciwan
linked to: Atikamekw
Nēhiyawēwin hasDialect Atikamekw
Tête-de-Boule language spokenBy Atikamekw people
linked to: Atikamekw
Tête-de-Boule language ethnicGroup Atikamekw Nation
linked to: Atikamekw
Atikamekw band councils ethnicGroup Atikamekw Nation
linked to: Atikamekw
Mauricie traditionalTerritoryOf Atikamekw people
linked to: Atikamekw
Mauricie hasIndigenousNation Atikamekw Nation
linked to: Atikamekw
Upper Saint-Maurice River traditionalTerritoryOf Atikamekw people
linked to: Atikamekw
Upper Saint-Maurice River inhabitedBy Atikamekw people
linked to: Atikamekw
Upper Saint-Maurice River hasCulturalSignificanceFor Atikamekw people
linked to: Atikamekw