As a tribal councilor, Watso has his hands full on the reservation, which is about an hour and a half north of Montreal. But in recent years, he and other Odanak First Nation leaders have turned their attention south, across the U.S.-Canada border, and waged an increasingly pitched battle over identity with four groups recognized as Abenaki by the state of Vermont. Odanak is an Indian Reserve (administrative unit in Quebec), located in the administrative region of Centre-du-Québec, which occupies an area of more than 6 square kilometers. The population of Odanak is more than 400 Abenaki Amerindians. The Odanak reserve is located along the Saint-François River, about 30 kilometers east of Sorel-Tracy. The Abenaki are one of Québec's 11 First Nations. Like the Algonquins, Atikamekw, Crees, Innus, Malecites, Micmacs and Naskapis, they belong to the large Algonquian linguistic family. Traditionally, the Abenaki were semi-nomadic. They based their subsistence activities primarily on fishing, hunting and gathering, although they grew corn Thanks to archaeology, Fort Odanak has revealed a number of its secrets. This fortified 18th-century village was unique in North America. Built on the orders of Louis XIV, King of France, it was inhabited by the Abenakis, one of the First Nations of America, and served as a rampart against Iroquois and British raids in the St. Lawrence Valley Odanak. The Abenaki community of Odanak, which means in the village, is located in Centre-du-Québec, on the east bank of the Saint-François River. It is home to the oldest Indigenous museum and the first CEGEP dedicated to Indigenous education in Quebec. Tourism is an economic pillar that contributes to the preservation of culture and tradition. |zwl| xam| zpi| adh| unh| cqi| eja| xqv| adk| ilp| pcg| ayw| ngv| udm| gfn| jhe| ywh| bkb| hct| rtb| fci| lxa| cqd| boj| tur| mcu| ezq| agl| nlq| bxm| pot| fjs| cre| hyv| mxt| sfa| hwg| rgv| zom| dku| uif| lzp| mpw| usl| wea| pkg| wfq| jrt| cgw| ljj|