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Did you know? (grand-father – mocom)

A drawing of an elder with a speech bubble. He is wearing an orange shirt, has gray hair, and raises a finger in the air as they talk. Image in color.

Drawing credits: Fabienne Théoret-Jerome

Did you know? Until the 19th century, the Iroquois (called Nadowek in anicinabemowin) came from the south up the rivers to steal the furs from the Anicinabek and thus control the trade. Place names in Abitibi bear witness to this history: Nadowe Atik, near Grand-Lac-Victoria, or the Bell River at Senneterre, which is called the Nottaway River or Nadowé, in anicinabemowin.