| Zec Onatchiway | |
| Map: | Quebec |
| Location: | Canada, Quebec, Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality |
| Nearest City: | Saguenay city |
| Coordinates: | 49.0847°N -70.8167°W |
| Established: | 1978 |
| Website: | http://www.zeconatchiway.qc.ca/ |
The ZEC Onatchiway is a "zone d'exploitation contrôlée" (controlled harvesting zone) (zec) of, located in the unorganized territory of Mont-Valin, in the Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, in Quebec, in Canada.
The western boundary of the ZEC is usually between 16 and of Peribonka River. ZEC is bordered on:
ZEC has many rivers, including:
The largest lakes are: Lake Onatchiway (west), Little Lake Onatchiway (west), Rouvray (north), Lake au Poivre (center), Bergeron (east) and Beausejour (center). Among the accessible recreative fishing lakes, there are lakes: Clair, Lessard, Pétamban, des Nymphes, Saint-Martin, McNaughton, Coghill, 1st Lake Price, 2nd Price Lake, du Castor (Beaver), Craig, Petit Lac Croche, Bob, Grand Lake Croche, Little Lake Culotte and Ponds Fortin.
The most important entry roads are: Shipshaw road and Bras Louis road. Paths to access to the entrance stations of the ZEC:
Note: Users of Zec will pay at entrance station, their access right and daily or seasonal fishing rights and/or hunting, the various hunting licenses and fishing. They can also be purchased maps of the area etc., service light refreshments. And learn about the territory[1]
On the territory of the ZEC, several lakes are equipped with a ramp for launching. ZEC provides the user with a rental service launches on different bodies of water. While canoes are available at the entrance stations.
The name "Onatchiway" comes from a term derived from the Montagnais "unatshishineu" which refers to the deception, deceit, in the scheme. According to oral tradition, the Montagnais or Innu have escaped an Iroquois prosecution fooling their enemies by making use of unusual tricks.
For many centuries this territory to the east of Lake Onatchiway was part of the usual hunting areas and trapping of Montagnais bands. This is sometimes called Zec Onatchiway East; adding the cardinal simply means that the area is located east of Lake Onatchiway[2]
The name "ZEC Onatchiway" was recorded on August 5, 1982, at the Bank of place names in the Commission de toponymie du Québec (Geographical Names Board of Quebec).[3]