Cree Fish Names from Eastern James Bay, Quebec

This paper provides a synthesis of Cree fish names as used in the eastern James Bay area communities of Mistassini, Waswanipi, Nemaska, Rupert House, Eastmain, Wemindji (Paint Hills or Nouveau Comptoir), Fort George and Great Whale (Poste-de-la-Baleine). . A systematic study is important in part bec...

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Published in:ARCTIC
Main Authors: Berkes, Fikret, Mackenzie, Marguerite
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1978
Subjects:
Animal taxonomy
Cree languages
Fishes
Traditional knowledge
Mercury
Subsistence
Toxicity
James Bay region
Québec
Baleine
Eastmain
Fort George
la Baleine
Poste-de-la-Baleine
Rupert
Wemindji
Arctic
James Bay
Online Access:https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65727
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Summary:This paper provides a synthesis of Cree fish names as used in the eastern James Bay area communities of Mistassini, Waswanipi, Nemaska, Rupert House, Eastmain, Wemindji (Paint Hills or Nouveau Comptoir), Fort George and Great Whale (Poste-de-la-Baleine). . A systematic study is important in part because some fish species of the area have elevated levels of mercury . It is therefore important to identify the species correctly, and to check whether Cree fish names actually refer to species as recognized by western science.

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