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Pre-spring is when the ice begins to melt. They stand out according to the movement of the waters, as here in Mohawk territory on the St. Lawrence River between Akwesasne and Kahnawake.
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The Îles-de-la-Madeleine, seen here in Havre-Aubert with the site of La Grave and Entry Island in the background, are part of the Mi’gmaq territory of Gespe’gewa’gi .
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Until April, it is possible to walk on the ice and see the red sandstone cliffs of the Magdalen Islands up close. Here, the Étang-du-Nord lighthouse erected on Cap Hérissé.
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Pre-spring is the season when the pups are born on the pack ice. The seals are safe there far away on the ice of the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
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The name Quebec refers to the Algonquin word meaning “narrow passage”, used to designate the narrowing of the river at Cap Diamant, as can be seen here with its ice at the beginning of March.
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At the end of April, all along the St. Lawrence River, the ice breaks off, as here along the Seaway near Kahnawake, on Mohawk territory.
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During the pre-spring season, which the Atikamekw call Sikon, they make bark baskets that can hold the maple sap collected at this time of year.
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In this image showing the community of Akwesasne, we can see the border of two countries (Canada and the United States), two provinces (Quebec and Ontario) and three nations (Francophone, Anglophone and Aboriginal! )
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The Atikamekw community of Manawan, in Haute Mauricie, is surrounded by a mixed forest of conifers and deciduous trees, including sugar maples. It is to the aboriginals that we owe the maple syrup.
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Logging in the Nitaskinan, ancestral territory of the Atikamekw people which encompasses practically all of Mauricie and part of Lanaudière
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In mid-April, the low plateaus of the Georges River are revealed. This emblematic Nunavik river has its source in the Torngat Mountains that can be seen in the distance.