Naskapi Women: Words, Narratives, and Knowledge

By sharing their stories and knowledge, Naskapi women have played a key role in the reconstruction of the cultural and ecological heritage of their people. The Naskapi, who live in the subarctic region of the province of Québec, today represent about nine hundred people, most of whom reside in the v...

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Main Authors: Lévesque, Carole, Geoffroy, Denise, Polèse, Geneviève
Other Authors: Kermoal, Nathalie, Altamirano-Jiménez, Isabel
Format: Book Part
Language:English
Published: Athabasca University Press 2016
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Online Access:https://espace.inrs.ca/id/eprint/6132/
https://espace.inrs.ca/id/eprint/6132/1/Levesque-2016-Naskapi.pdf
http://www.aupress.ca/index.php/books/120256
https://doi.org/10.15215/aupress/9781771990417.01
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Summary:By sharing their stories and knowledge, Naskapi women have played a key role in the reconstruction of the cultural and ecological heritage of their people. The Naskapi, who live in the subarctic region of the province of Québec, today represent about nine hundred people, most of whom reside in the village of Kawawachikamach, located about fifteen kilometres from the former mining town of Schefferville, along the 55th parallel.