Mashteuiatsh, Quebec, Canada

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Mashteuiatsh is the only indigenous community in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region. The Aboriginals of Québec have been gathering since time immemorial at Mashteuiatsh, located on the shores of the Pekuakami (Lac-Saint-Jean). Around 6000 years ago, the Tshishennuatsh (Ilnuatsh ancestors) penetrated the heart of the Canadian Shield that had just been liberated from its glaciers. These newcomers occupied in its entirety a territory, well irrigated by the rivers which flow into the Saguenay and the Pekuakami (Lake st-John). The Pekuakamiulnuatsh (their descendants) have maintained over the years a nomadic life style in rhythm of the seasons.
Source: Communauté de Mashteuiatsh
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