Manawan
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| Province : | Quebec | ||
| Administrative region : | Lanaudière | ||
| Coordinates : | 47 ° 13 ′ N , 74 ° 23 ′ W | ||
| Residents : | 2400 (as of: 2013) | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern Time ( UTC − 5 ) | ||
| Postal code : | J0K 1M0 | ||
| Foundation : | 1906 | ||
| Website : | www.manawan.com | ||
Manawan (Dt .: Where gull eggs collected ; to 1991 Manouane ) is a atikamekw - reserve in Quebec , Canada . It is located on the southwestern shore of Lake Metapeckeka. Four and a half hours from the major cities of Montreal and Québec , an 86 km forest road leads from Saint-Michel-des Saints into the First Nation community . With 2,400 inhabitants (as of 2013) it is the second largest reserve in the Atikamekw nation. Atikamekw is the mother tongue of most of the residents. The community's second language is French .
geography
Manawan is located west of La Tuque and north of Saint-Michel-des-Saints. Located on the southwestern shore of Lake Metapeckeka, it belongs to the Lanaudière region of the Canadian province of Québec. Administratively, the Atikamekw First Nation reserve is surrounded by four non- autochthonous regions: Lanaudière, Mauricie , Haute-Mauricie and Hautes-Laurentides .
history
The Indian reservation was established on August 29, 1906. Before the establishment of the reserve, the place of today's Manawan was called Metapeckeka (German: where the moor arrives ). Due to its proximity to the hunting area, it was an important meeting place for the Atikamekw even before 1884. For decades, the Manawan Indians refused to move to reservations made for them by the Canadian government. After numerous negotiations through correspondence with the government and trips to Ottawa (in a birch bark canoe), the Atikamekw of Metapeckeka managed to claim their territory for themselves. At the beginning of the 20th century, the village of Metapeckeka, which was lower than today's Manawan, was flooded. The reason was the construction of dams on Lake Kempt .
Flora and fauna
When the dams were built in 1908, the Manawan River was dammed and many animals that lived on this river (e.g. beavers and muskrats) died. Forests were cut down and the wood could now be transported on waterways. These dams, the deforestation, the construction of railway lines, the noise of the saws and the rafting of the wood all led to a change in the natural environment of the reserve: the diversity of plants decreased, the water bodies became polluted, the usual hunting areas were disrupted and recreational hunters and -Anglers came to the Atikamekw territory in large numbers. Today, flora and fauna have recovered despite the changed environment. Manawan is surrounded by mixed forests. The most common tree species are maple (including sugar maple suitable for making syrup), birch, spruce and fir. Different types of berries grow, including wild strawberries, blueberries , cranberries and raspberries. There are various species of mammals, birds and fish in the forests and lakes around Manawan. The first group includes B. elk, beaver, muskrat, fox, rabbit, otter and other species of marten, marmot and porcupine. Common fish species are pikeperch , eyeglasses , American lake trout , whitefish and other salmon species and pike.
Culture
Manawan is home to the well-known powder wow drumming group "Black Bear Singers".
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Communauté Atikamekw de Manawan
- ^ Conseil de la Nation Atikamekw
- ^ La Nation Atikamekw de Manawan
- ^ Communauté Atikamekw de Manawan
- ^ La Nation Atikamekw de Manawan
- ^ Atikamekw maple syrup: an ancestral tradition passed on with passion. In: Radio Canada Online. May 4, 2019, accessed on September 13, 2019 .
- ^ La Nation Atikamekw de Manawan