Conseil de la Nation Atikamekw explained

The Conseil de la Nation Atikamekw (CNA) (French for "Council of the Atikamekw Nation"), officially named Atikamekw Sipi - Conseil de la Nation Atikamekw, is a tribal council in Quebec, Canada. It is composed of the three Atikamekw bands: Manawan, Opitciwan and Wemotaci. Together, the three bands have a total registered population of 7,747 members in 2016.[1] [2] [3] It is headquartered in La Tuque, Quebec.[4] The role of the CNA is to officially represent all Atikamekw Nehirowisiw.[5] In September 2014, the CNA declared its sovereignty on its ancestral territory, the Nitaskinan, covering approximately 80,000 km2.[6] [7]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Registered population Les Atikamekw de Manawan . . Government of Canada . 29 November 2016.
  2. Web site: Registered population Atikamekw d'Opitciwan . . Government of Canada . 29 November 2016.
  3. Web site: Registered Population Conseil des Atikamekw de Wemotaci . . Government of Canada . 29 November 2016.
  4. Web site: Tribal Council Detail . . Government of Canada . 29 November 2016.
  5. Web site: Les Attikameks . . fr . 2 December 2016.
  6. Web site: Les Atikamekw déclarent leur souveraineté . 8 September 2014 . . 29 November 2016 . fr.
  7. Pierre Trudel . Entrevue avec Constant Awashish, Grand Chef du Conseil de la Nation atikamekw . Recherches amérindiennes au Québec . 44 . 2014 . 119–121 . 1923-5151 . 10.7202/1027887ar . fr. free .

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