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===Atikamekw ({{lang|cr-Latn|Nehiraw}})=== {{further|Atikamekw|Atikamekw language}}[[File:Nitaskinan_Map.png|thumb|Map of Nitaskinan]] [[Conseil de la Nation Atikamekw]], officially named Atikamekw Sipi – Conseil de la Nation Atikamekw, is a [[tribal council]] in Quebec, Canada. It is composed of three Atikamekw First Nations. The council is based in [[La Tuque, Quebec]]. The Atikamekw are inhabitants of the area they refer to as [[Nitaskinan]] ("Our Land"), in the upper [[Saint-Maurice River]] valley.<ref>{{cite web |title=Atikamekw Sipi – Conseil de la Nation Atikamekw |url=http://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/TCMain.aspx?TC_NUMBER=1064&lang=eng |website=Tribal Council Detail |date=3 November 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Les conseils de bande atikamekw |trans-title=Atikamekw Band Councils |language=fr |url=http://www.atikamekwsipi.com/fr/la-nation-atikamekw/institutions/les-conseils-de-bande-atikamekw |website=Atikamekw Sipi}}</ref> The First Nations: * [[Atikamekw d'Opitciwan]] live in [[Obedjiwan]], Quebec on the north shore of [[Gouin Reservoir]] in the [[Mauricie]] region. Their reserve, Obedjiwan 28, contains the community. It is located approximately {{convert|375|km|mi|abbr=on}} by road west of [[Saguenay, Quebec|Saguenay]] and {{convert|375|km|mi|abbr=on}} east of [[Val-d'Or]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Atikamekw d'Opitciwan |url=http://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/FNMain.aspx?BAND_NUMBER=079&lang=eng |website=First Nation Detail |date=3 November 2008}}</ref> * [[Atikamekw of Manawan]] are based in [[Manawan]], Quebec, on the south-western shores of Lake Métabeskéga in the [[Lanaudière]] region. The reserve is located {{convert|165|km|mi|abbr=on}} by road northeast of [[Mont-Laurier]] or {{convert|250|km|mi|abbr=on}} north of Montreal.<ref>{{cite web |title=Les Atikamekw de Manawan |url=http://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/FNMain.aspx?BAND_NUMBER=078&lang=eng |website=First Nation Detail |date=3 November 2008}}</ref> * [[Conseil des Atikamekw de Wemotaci]] in [[Wemotaci, Quebec]] on the north shore of the [[Saint-Maurice River]] at the mouth of the [[Manouane River (La Tuque)|Manouane River]] in the Mauricie region approximately {{convert|165|km|mi|abbr=on}} north of [[Trois-Rivières]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Conseil des Atikamekw de Wemotaci |url=http://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/FNMain.aspx?BAND_NUMBER=077&lang=eng |website=First Nation Detail |date=3 November 2008}}</ref> The Nation owns two reserves; the first is around Wemotaci while the second is [[Coucoucache Indian Reserve No. 24|Coucoucache 24]] on the north shore of [[Reservoir Blanc]] on the [[Saint-Maurice River]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Conseil des Atikamekw de Wemotaci |website=Reserves/Settlements/Villages |url=http://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/FNReserves.aspx?BAND_NUMBER=77&lang=eng |date=3 November 2008}}</ref> Coucoucache 24 is not inhabited and is only accessible by boat.
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