The Atikamekws, a nation of oral tradition, come from the great Anicnape Anishnabe or Algonquin family. In Quebec, the Atikamekw Nation occupies the central part of the province. Its immediate neighbors are the Wapanakis to the east, the Algonquins to the west, the Mowaks to the south and the Crees, Naskapis and Innu to the north.
The Atikamekws, a nation of oral tradition, come from the great Anicnape Anishnabe or Algonquin family. This large family occupies the territories that stretch from the Canadian Northeast to the American Southwest.
Some of these nations occupy areas along the coasts of the Atlantic Ocean; others live along the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountain Range and the Mackenzie Delta. These nations have several similarities with regard to their culture and their mother tongue.
In Quebec, the Atikamekw Nation occupies the central part of the province. Its immediate neighbors are the Wapanakis to the east, the Algonquins to the west, the Mowaks to the south and the Crees, Naskapis and Innu to the north.