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Alderville First Nation
Alderville First Nation, is a thriving First Nations community that is rich in heritage and native culture with nature and heritage tours available throughout the year upon request.

Algonquin Anishinabeg Nation Tribal Council

• Première Nation Abitibiwinni (French Only)
• Eagle Village First Nation
  Eagle Village First Nation is situated along the beautiful shores of Kipawa Lake. The name Kipawa comes from the Algonquin word "kebaowek", which means "enclosed" or "locked up", and refers to the name of the lake.
• Kitcisakik First Nation
• Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg
  The Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg community is situated just outside the municipality of Maniwaki. Covering 18,437 hectares, the Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg First Nation Territory is the largest Algonquin Nation in Canada.
• Conseil de la Nation Anishnabe de Lac Simon
  Lac Simon is located on the western shore of Lake Simon, 32 km southeast of Val-d'Or Quebec. The community occupies a territory of 326 hectares.
• Long Point First Nation
  The name "Long Point" was used in the late 19th century by the Hudson Bay Company when they had a trading post under the French form "Longue Pointe" and by the Fathers Oblats who had a mission there.
• Wahgoshig First Nation

Algonquin Nation Tribal Council
The Algonquin Nation Tribal Council is a bicameral organization consisting of the Algonquin Nation Secretariat and the Algonquin Nation Programs and Services Secretariat.

Atikamekw d'Opitciwan (French only)

Cree Nation of Chisasibi
Chisasibi is a vibrant young community which has continued to grow since its relocation from the island of Fort George in 1980-81. The population comprises approximately of 3,800 Cree, about 150 Inuit, and 300 non-native people who have decided to experience living and working in the north.

Cree Nation of Mistissini
The Crees of Mistissini have resided in the Mistassini Lake area since time immemorial. In the early 1800's, the community of Mistissini's actual location was just a summer encampment due to the establishment of the Hudson Bay Company fur trading post on sight.

Cree Nation of Nemaska
Nemaska is a small Cree community located on the shores of Lake Champion, in Quebec, Canada. Nemaska is a wonderful place to relax while taking in the natural beauty of our vast territory.

Cree Nation of Wemindji
Wemindji is a community located at the mouth of the Maquatua River along the east coast of James Bay. With a population of 1,267 Wemindji is one of nine Cree communities located in northern Quebec.

Innue Essipit (French Only)

Inuit of Nunavik
Nunavik is inhabited by close to 10,000 Inuit who live in 14 modern villages along the coasts of Hudson Bay, Hudson Strait and Ungava Bay. Only four of these communities have populations of more than 1000. These are Kuujjuaq, Puvirnituq, Inukjuak and Salluit. While the people’s mother tongue and regular language of communication is Inuktitut, many Inuit speak English as a second language and some French as well.

Nunavik Communities

• Akulivik
  Akulivik takes its name from surrounding geography. A peninsula jutting into Hudson Bay between two small bodies of water, the area evokes the shape of a kakivak, a traditional, trident-shaped spear used for fishing.
• Aupaluk
  Unlike the majority of Nunavik communities, Aupaluk did not develop around trading or mission posts. With its abundance of caribou, fish and marine mammals, it was a traditional camp.
• Chisasibi
• Inukjuak
  Inukjuak is located on the north bank of the Innuksuak River, known for its turquoise water and turbulent rapids. The many archaeological sites scattered along the meandering river evidence thousands of years of inhabitation.
• Ivujivik
  Ivujivik means "churning and piling of ice (especially along the shore)", for there are many marine currents in the Ivujivik region. If you spear a seal in the water, it will disappear under the ice floe.
• Kangiqsualujjuaq
  The village itself stands in the shadow of an imposing granite rock outcropping which rises to the north of the bay. Despite its northerly location, the valley sheltering the village is beautified by a luxuriant vegetation.
• Kangiqsujuaq
  The village is snuggled in the hollow of a splendid valley surrounded by majestic mountains, a landscape of unspeakable beauty. Of particular note is the method employed by local Inuit to harvest mussels in winter.
• Kangirsuk
  Kangirsuk, meaning 'the bay' in Inuktitut, is located on the north shore of the Payne River, 13 km inland from Ungava Bay. The village lies between a rocky cliff to the north and a large, rocky hill to the west.
• Kuujjuarapik
  The name Kuujjuaraapik means "small river". It is here that the ministers who came to spread the word of God first arrived. One minister in particular, the Reverend W. G. Walton, saw many Inuit each year; he baptized their children and gave them names.
• Kuujjuaq
  Its inhabitants continue to practice traditional subsistence activities in harmony with the tides of the mighty Koksoak River and the rhythm of the passing seasons.
• Puvirnituq
  Puvirnituq means "putrid". It is the place where a whole village of Inuit died of hunger one winter; no-one survived to tell of the famine.
• Quaqtaq
  The village of Quaqtaq is located on the eastern shore of Diana Bay, called Tuvaaluk (the large ice field) in Inuktitut, on a peninsula which protrudes into the Hudson Strait where it meets Ungava Bay.
• Salluit
  The northern Inuit village of Salluit is located on the Hudson Strait, on the east bank of the Saglouc Fjord, 120 kilometers east of Ivujivik and 600 kilometers northwest of Kuujjuaq.
• Tasiujaq
  Tasiujaq was built on the shores of Leaf Lake at the head of Deep Harbour on the Finger River.
• Umiujaq
  It is at the foot of a hill resembling an overturned umiaq (traditional Inuit walrus-skin boat) that Umiujaq was established. The landscape around the village is splendid and varied.

Kahnawake First Nation
The Mohawks of Kahnawá:ke (Kahnawákeró:non) are an ancient people with a vibrant culture and rich history. We are one of the eight communities that make up the Mohawk (Kanien:keha'ka) Nation

La Nation Micmac de Gespeg
The Micmacs established permanent settlements around the Gaspé Bay during the 16th century. By around 1675, the village of Gespeg had been in contact with European fishermen for several decades, and the Récollet priest Chrestien Le Clercq was beginning his mission among the Micmacs.

Les Atikamekw de Manawan (French Only)

Les Innus de Ekuanitshit (French only)

Listuguj Mi'gmaq Government
In 1853, a piece of land became the Reserve for the Restigouche Band. Yet, many stories speak about how Restigouche, now Listuguj was once called Tjigog/Jugugw. It was once located on the south side of the Restigouche River. (Atholville).

Micmacs of Gesgapegiag
Today, we continue to live in Mi’gmaqi, the eastern region of what is known today as Canada. It’s here, over our traditional territory, that the French and English settlers created the provinces of Quebec, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Labrador and New Brunswick.

Mohawks of Akwesasne
As you browse through our site, you will see how geographically unique the Akwesasne Territory is, having an International Border running through our Territory and further to that, having the two provinces of Quebec and Ontario within the Canadian side of Akwesasne.

Montagnais de Pakua Shipi (French only)

Montagnais du Lac St.-Jean (French only)

Naskapi Nation of Kawawachikamach
The earliest reference to Naskapis appears around 1643, when the Jesuit André Richard referred to the "Ounackkapiouek", but little is known about the group to which Richard was referring, other than that they were one of many "small nations" situated somewhere north of Tadoussac.

Nation Huronne Wendat (French only)

Odanak
Their name comes form the words wabun (the light) and a'Ki (the earth), and means "People of the East" or "People of the Morning".

Première nation de Whapmagoostui
We are proud of Whapmagoostui, since it has the distinction of being the only Cree community in the North to be situated right beside an Inuit municipality. We take pride in our language, traditions, customs and the values passed on to us that help shape the positive bonds and friendly relations we have with our neighbors and visitors.

Première Nation Malecite de Viger (Only Index page English)

The Crees of the Waskaganish First Nation

Timiskaming First Nation
Timiskaming First Nation is located at the head of Lake Temiskaming, approximately 600 km from Ottawa. English is the main language spoken with many people also speaking French and Algonquin.

Waswanipi First Nation  

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