Address changeWolastoqiyik Wahsipekuk FIRST NATION
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The Wolastoqiyik Wahsipekuk First Nation, formerly called the Maliseet of Viger First Nation, is the only Wolastoqey Nation in Quebec territory. Six other Wolastoqey Nations are in New Brunswick. After the loss of Viger's reserve lands in 1869, the community dispersed over the territories of Quebec, Canada and the United States. Today, the First Nation owns a small reserve land at Cacouna in Bas-Saint-Laurent and the members still constitute a diaspora living on the Québec territory and beyond. Several members of the Nation still go to Wolastokuk, ancestral territory, to practice traditional activities.
Term legend
Wolastoq
The beautiful and bountiful river
Wolastoqiyik
The people of the beautiful and bountiful river
Wolastoqey
Adjective referring to the wolastoq (a wolastoqey canoe)
Wolastoqewi
a person of the beautiful and bountiful river (I am wolastoqewi - nil wolastoqewi)
Wolastokuk
Wolastoqey ancestral territory
Wahsipekuk
The large body of water on the other side (of the mountains) - Relating to the St. Lawrence River
Wolastoqey latuwewakon
Wolastoqey language
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2026-09-30
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Each year, September 30 marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. It is a day to honour and remember the children taken from their families, those who never returned home, and the indi...
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Closing period of the administrative center
Please note that the administrative center will be closed from December 22 at 4:00 p.m. to January 6 at 8:00 a.m.
Read more2026-06-21
National Indigenous Peoples Day takes place on the summer solstice, the longest day of the year. For generations, many First Nations, Inuit, and Métis communities have celebrated their cultures, l...
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