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Hospitality and sharing are part of the traditional values of Aboriginal people, regardless of whether they are First Nations or Inuit. They welcome, in a warm-hearted manner, curious visitors who wish to make discoveries. Learn along with them the lessons that they have received from nature since ancient times. |
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OutaouaisThe Ottawa River, separating Quebec from Ontario and the entire region bear the name of an ancient Anishnabe (Algonquin) band that occupied the territory at the time of the arrival of the first Europeans. Two of the nine Algonquin communities live in the Ottawa region today and give life to the Anishnabe culture, which continues to thrive in a natural setting and near cities that still have Algonquin names.
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 Atikamekw |
 Cree |
 Huron-Wendat |
 Innu |
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 Maliseet |
 Micmac |
 Mohawks |
 Naskapis |
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The Inuit, the People of the North
The Abenakis – Wabanaki, the People of the Rising Sun
The Algonquins – Anishinabeg the People of the Land
The Atikamekw, the People of the Bark
The Cree – Eeyou Istchee, the People of the Hunt
The Huron-Wendat, the People of Trade
The Maliseet, the People of the Beautiful River
The Micmac – Mi’gmaq, the People of the Sea
The Mohawks –Kanienkeha :ka, the People of the Flint
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Quebec Aboriginal
Referred to as “Indians” and then “American Indians” a little later on, today they are more accurately referred to as the “First Nations” for the indigenous or aboriginal peoples of Canada, “Inuit” for the Aboriginal people of Northern Canada and “Métis" for the people of mixed ancestry.
