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INUIT The Inuit communities of Quebec are located in the northern most part of the province, in an area known as Nunavik . There are Inuit communities at:
AMERINDIANS Algonquian Abenaki s The Abenakis comprise two First Nations communities named the Odanak First Nation (in Odanak , near Trois-Rivières ) and the Wolinak First Nation (in Wôlinak , near Sorel ). They number approximately 1,900 people. Algonquin s The Algonquins, who refer to themselves as '' Anishinaabe g'', comprise 9 First Nations who live in communities located in the Outaouais and Abitibi-Témiscamingue regions of Quebec. These First Nations communities are:
The Algonquins number approximately 8,600 people. Atikamek s The Atikameks (sometimes Atikamekws) live in 4 First Nations communities located in the Mauricie region of Quebec. These communities are:
The Atikamek number approximately 4,900 people. Cree s The Crees are the most populous nation in the algonquian family. The majority live in Quebec and Ontario, but they are also found in Manitoba and Saskatchewan . There are 9 Cree First Nations communities in northern Quebec. They are the:
The Crees of Quebec number approximately 16,000 people. Malecite s The Malecites comprise one First Nation, the Première Nation Malecite De Viger , whose members live in 2 communities located in the Bas-St-Laurent region of Quebec. The communities are Cacouna and Whitworth . They number approximately 570 people. Micmac s The Micmac live in the Canadian maritimes and the Quebec region of Gaspesia. In Quebec, they number approximately 4,300 people and comprise 3 First Nations communities:
Innu s The Innus (formerly referred to as the Montagnais) comprise 9 First Nations in the Cote-Nord region of Quebec. These First Nations are:
The Innus number 13,800 people. Naskapis The Naskapi s live in northern Quebec. They comprise one First Nation, the Naskapi Nation Of Kawawachikamach , based in Kawawachikamach . They number approximately 570 people. The Naskapis are recognized as a distinct nation by the governments of Quebec and Canada; however, they are often considered to be Innus living in a remote area. Iroquoian Wendat s The members of the Huron-Wendat Nation in Wendake , a reserve enclosed within Quebec City . Their original homeland was in Ontario . They number about 2,800 people. Mohawk s The Mohawks of Quebec number approximately 13,000 people. They comprise the three following First Nations :
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