Editing Mushing (section)

=== Etymology ===
France was the first European power established in the [[Canadian Shield]]; accordingly, the {{Lang|fr|coureurs des bois}} and the [[voyageurs]] of [[New France]] used the French word {{lang|fr|marche!}}, meaning "walk" or "move", to command to the team to commence pulling. {{lang|fr|Marche!}} became "mush!" for [[English Canadian]]s.<ref>''Discovering Denali: A Complete Reference Guide to Denali National Park and Mount McKinley, Alaska'' - Dow Scoggins - iUniverse - 2004 - {{ISBN|0595750583}}, 9780595750580 - p. 137 - ''Mush : This term is a misuse of the French word "marche" ("to go"). Dog mushers heard the French Canadian trappers using the word marche to make their dogs run. They interpreted it as "mush".''</ref> "Mush!" is rarely used in modern parlance.{{cn|date=November 2019}}