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Close to 15 000 years ago the First Nations people arrived in North America. The particular aspects of each region in this immense territory shaped the many societies that are distinguished by their language, their way of life and their culture.
Essipit
At the very beginning of the settlement, vast and rich natural resources not only assured the survival of the community but determined the way in which they lived. Established at the point where two traditional navigation routes meet, the village became a natural trading centre. On the north-shore of the Saint Lawrence established relations with the Vikings, the Basque whalers and even Jacques Cartier.
| In the 19th century the development of the forest industry disrupted their way of life, cut off their waterways and pushed hunting and fishing grounds further away. It was during this time that the Federal government created Native reserves, Essipit being created in 1892. The Natives then developed a new economy, one based on trade and traditional art.
Today the marriage between their deep knowledge of their environment and a new economic vision have ensured this dynamic community's prosperity. |
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In Quebec, three great linguistic families are regrouped into eleven separate Nations. The Essipit community is part of the Montagnais Nation, a part of the Algonquin family.
There are so many things for you to discover!
| If this short summary just wet your appetite the following sites will give you further information:
The First Nations of Quebec / Les Autochtones au Québec
http://www.bonjourquebec.com/qc-fr/sejourautochtone.html
A stay with the Natives of Quebec will allow you the privilege of a close contact with unimaginable communities, who have married the traditions of the past with the comforts of modern North American life.
The First Nations of Quebec / Les autochtones du Québec
http://www.mrnf.gouv.qc.ca/autochtones/index.htm
The Quebec Ministry of Natural Resources and Wildlife offers a map of the Natives of Quebec. It is an accurate map with a scale of 1/3 000 000, and it shows the exact locations of Native communities.
Research the First Nations of Quebec / Recherches amérindiennes au Québec
http://www.recherches-amerindiennes.qc.ca/
A publishing house entirely devoted to the spread of knowledge about the First nations people of Quebec and North, Central and South America. It publishes a magazine and monographs.
First Nations SchoolNet Program / Premières nations sur Rescol
http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/edu/fnsn/index-eng.asp
First Nations on the Net, the Canadian Government's education web site.
First Nations' Profiles, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Canada / Profils des Premières nations, Ministère des Affaires indiennes et du Nord canadien
http://esd.inac.gc.ca/
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ESSIPIT
46, rue de la Réserve
Les Escoumins (Québec)
G0T 1K0 |
Tel.: 418.233.2266
or 1.888.868.6666
Fax: 418.233.3960
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