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Nitaskinan is the ancestral homeland of the Atikamekw people. It is located in the valley of the Saint-Maurice River in Quebec, Canada. It covers an area of 80,000 km2 (30,000 sq. mi.)[1] On 8 September 2014, the Conseil de la Nation Atikamekw declared unilaterally the sovereignty of the Atikamekw Nation on the Nistaskinan.[2][3][4][5] The objective of this is mainly to obtain a right of review for the projects exploiting the natural resources and to highlight the Atikamekw's identity. "Nistaskinan" means "our (excl.) land" in the Atikamekw language, where "Kitaskinan" means "our (inclusive) land," similar to other Cree languages' use of aski. From a legal perspective, according to the Indian Act, the Atikamekw have self-administration on three Indian reserves, Manawan, Obedjiwan and Wemotaci, but the Nitaskinan territory covers an area much wider.
See also
- Conseil de la Nation Atikamekw
References
- ^ "Les Attikameks s'attaquent à l'indifférence de Québec". Le Devoir (in French). 9 September 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ^ "Les Atikamekw déclarent leur souveraineté". Radio-Canada.ca (in French). 8 September 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ^ Caron, Jean-François (2016). "La declaration de souveraineté de la nation atikamekw : les méandres de l'octroi d'un titre aborigène" [The declaration of sovereignty of the Atikamekw Nation: the windings of granting an Aboriginal title]. Canadian Ethnic Studies (in French). 48 (1): 141–160. ISSN 0008-3496. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ^ "Couillard minimise la portée de la déclaration de souveraineté Atikamekw". Radio-Canada.ca (in French). 9 September 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ^ Gagné, Louis (8 September 2014). "Les Atikamekws declarant leur souveraineté". TVA Nouvelles (in French). Retrieved 20 April 2017.