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GREAT WHALE RIVER [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-06-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Inhabitant Names and Names of Peoples
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Great Whale River Band
1, record 1, English, Great%20Whale%20River%20Band
unofficial
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Great Whale River Band : band located in Quebec. 1, record 1, English, - Great%20Whale%20River%20Band
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Noms d’habitants et noms de peuples
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- bande du Poste-de-la-Baleine
1, record 1, French, bande%20du%20Poste%2Dde%2Dla%2DBaleine
unofficial, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
bande du Poste-de-la-Baleine : bande vivant au Québec. 1, record 1, French, - bande%20du%20Poste%2Dde%2Dla%2DBaleine
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2013-10-23
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Hunting and Sport Fishing
- Indigenous Arts and Culture
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- caribou hunting
1, record 2, English, caribou%20hunting
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... Cree activities were mainly concentrated on caribou hunting, around Lac Guillaume-Delisle, and white whale(beluga) fishing in Little Whale River and Great Whale River. 1, record 2, English, - caribou%20hunting
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Chasse et pêche sportive
- Arts et culture autochtones
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- chasse au caribou
1, record 2, French, chasse%20au%20caribou
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] les activités des Cris [de la région de Poste-de-la-Baleine] se concentraient principalement sur la chasse au caribou, autour du lac Guillaume-Delisle, et sur la pêche aux marsouins (beluga) dans les Grande et Petite rivières de la Baleine. 1, record 2, French, - chasse%20au%20caribou
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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