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Record 1 2021-07-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Inhabitant Names and Names of Peoples
  • Indigenous Peoples (General)
OBS

Around 1972, the Cree in the Bouclier region of the upper St-Maurice River in Quebec decided to readopt the name Atikamekw (White Fish) used by their predecessors in the 17th century, and to abandon the name Tête-de-Boule, of uncertain origin, which had been applied to them since 1697.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms d’habitants et noms de peuples
  • Peuples Autochtones (Généralités)
OBS

Vers 1972, les Cris vivant dans la région du Bouclier, sur le cours supérieur de la rivière Saint-Maurice, au Québec, décident de reprendre le nom «Atikamekw» (poisson blanc) utilisé par leurs prédécesseurs au XVIIe siècle et d'abandonner le nom «Tête-de-Boule», d'origine incertaine, qui leur avait été attribué à partir de 1697.

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