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Net fishing on ice

Color photo, two people are on a frozen lake. A hole is drilled in the ice and a fishing net is nearby. Two wooden poles will hold the net in place.

Photo collection of the Conseil de la Nation Atikamekw
Funds Serge Jauvin, 1981-1982
Opitciwan

The Atikamekw practice traditional fishing; they install a net measuring several metres under the frozen ice. The net is held in place with poles, floats and weights.